How to Use fully in a Sentence
fully
adverb- When will the tree be fully grown?
- The house is fully furnished.
- They will never fully appreciate their luck.
- He fully recovered from the operation.
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When fully charged, the lights will last for up to eight hours.
— Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2023 -
My coaches have fully prepared me for the worst of the worst.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Stump: The ones that see the light of day are the ones that are fully completed.
— William Earl, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Just 7% of CEOs believe fully remote work will be the norm in the long term.
— Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023 -
And then, all at once, the idea for a radio series came to him fully-formed.
— Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Plus, once fully charged, the device can run for up to 55 minutes at a time.
— Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Most chicken thighs will need about 25 minutes to fully bake in the oven.
— Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 23 June 2023 -
The 4-bed, 6-bath mansion is fully furnished and sits on about 11 acres.
— Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023 -
And once fully charged, the vacuum can run for a max of 25 minutes.
— Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024 -
My pop-up timer is enough to know if my turkey is fully cooked.
— Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022 -
The best part is that the entire piece comes fully assembled.
— Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024 -
Put the bottle in the freezer and wait several hours to fully chill.
— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2024 -
He then got lost and realized he was not fully prepared to be in the woods alone.
— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023 -
The leaf canopy is still fully intact so our shadows are much longer.
— BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023 -
All of the liquid for the rice was fully absorbed as well, and even though the oven is large, it was perfectly cooked.
— Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023 -
The cobbler should be lightly browned on top, and the batter should no longer look wet when fully cooked.
— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024 -
The key would be not fully enclosing the track giving emissions and sound a place to go.
— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 -
The term mindfulness refers to the ability to be fully in the present moment.
— Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022 -
Still, Irani says the port — which last year had its best year ever — should fully rebound.
— Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Return apples to skillet: Add the apples back to the skillet, and stir to fully coat.
— Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023 -
This allows the dog to fully rest rather than having to be on high alert from all angles.
— Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024 -
But not all baby boomers are growing up and fully leaving the nest of the office any time soon.
— Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023 -
It’s mated with twin balconies and sliding glass doors on the main deck that leave the aft end of the yacht fully open to the elements.
— Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2023 -
Darby Hart, as a character, sort of sprung up fully formed, in a way.
— Liam Hess, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023 -
His office said Netanyahu, 75, was in good condition and fully conscious after the conclusion of his prostate surgery.
— Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 -
For example, a customer inquiry that starts with an RCS message could escalate to a voice call, with the agent fully informed of the prior exchange, eliminating the need for customers to repeat themselves.
— Nick Newsom, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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