How to Use gamut in a Sentence

gamut

noun
  • She experienced the full gamut of human emotions.
  • Add-ins run the gamut as well, from stewed and then fried meat to seafood and vegetables.
    Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021
  • This month's offerings run the styling and hair-care gamut — with a heavy focus on scalp care.
    Nykia Spradley, Allure, 1 Sep. 2021
  • School cases: Students are back in school, with a gamut of mask policies.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2021
  • What will happen in Northeast Ohio school districts, which run the gamut on mask policies?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2021
  • But Oxnard, the city where I was born and raised, ran this gamut with folk on its beaches and northside and its working-class barrios.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The dining experiences in Queens run the gamut, and that's probably the big selling point for a lot of people.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The festival’s lineup ran the gamut in terms of musical genres: jazz, R&B, blues, and of course, rock ‘n’ roll.
    Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The other chunks are designated for programs that run the gamut from keeping kids away from heavy drug use to helping offenders keep from being reincarcerated.
    Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The recipes run the gamut from mains and sides to desserts and snacks.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2022
  • With 1,000 trail miles, Mount Hood hikes run the gamut.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The songs so far have run the gamut of genres and decades.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • For the chewers, tuggers and chasers, this ball runs the gamut.
    Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2022
  • More videos emerged, and the alleged harms caused by the vaccines ran the gamut.
    NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • So far, that gap has been filled by a gamut of state laws.
    Patrick Coffee, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Last year’s waivers for the various posts ran the gamut of the city’s pay scale.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The reasons for skepticism about the shots run the gamut.
    Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • There's just a whole gamut of things that humans can do, and this is not that.
    Anna Werner, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • That includes flexes, lunges, and squats – the whole gamut.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2024
  • Beach canopies certainly run the gamut in terms of price tag.
    Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Don’t be afraid to consider the full gamut of the hue, from bamboo to dark olive.
    Daise Bedolla, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Loafer styles run the gamut from classic black and brown leathers to trendy chunky platforms.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • Shoes run the gamut from thigh-high cowboy boots to slippers.
    Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2022
  • While the ladies Morris looks up to are celebrities and video vixens, her clients run the gamut.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 July 2022
  • The more than 80 works that will be on display at the Mingei run the gamut of what is possible in the medium.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Obama’s favorites run the gamut from hip-hop to country, Afrobeats to pop, Latin to rock and more.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The avatars, therefore, can have skin tones in hues of greens, reds, purples, with body types that run the gamut, as well.
    Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Results can run the gamut from a small spark to a full-on electrical fire.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Over time, gamut expanded to mean the full range of notes, and later it was used more generally to describe any complete range or spectrum.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Several of our test points are well within the triangle, showing a cramped color gamut, particularly in the red, orange, and pink parts of the range.
    PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024

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