How to Use shebang in a Sentence
shebang
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How big would the opposing group need to be to tip the whole shebang?
—Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2018
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Part of me, the hopeful Mankind-loving part, thinks maybe Wells is in on the whole shebang.
—Joshua David Stein, Town & Country, 6 Nov. 2019
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Perform the whole shebang a few times a week to see results.
—Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 14 Feb. 2015
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When the whole shebang is over the winning team will walk away with $2 million.
—Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2015
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Play-by-play, the pit reporters, the mobile studio - the whole shebang.
—Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 19 May 2017
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And, just like last year, the big shebang will happen without a host.
—oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2020
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Watch a snippet of her new joint below, then see the whole shebang here.
—Marjua Estevez, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2018
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The whole shebang weighs just 2.4 ounces, so there’s no excuse for leaving it at home.
—Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 14 July 2017
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The whole shebang—five bits and handle—stores in a neat little wallet.
—Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2020
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Of course, the entire shebang must be covered with turkey gravy.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Nov. 2018
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Cameras and lenses This is the most expensive and contentious part of the whole shebang.
—Brent Rose, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2018
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Book signings, cooking demos, and live music round out the free shebang.
—Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, 2 Apr. 2018
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An audience member in front of me kept raising his arms to the sky as if the whole shebang had been his triumph.
—Zoë Madonna, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
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To be honest, the hardest part of the whole shebang was walking to and from the grocery store to get nuts—seriously.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 28 June 2018
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If gaming is added to the Olympics as expected in the next decade, Graham would be perfect to serve in the Costas role, hosting the whole e-sports shebang.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Jan. 2018
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The lights are synced with the curvature and height of the castle’s walls and turrets, and the whole shebang is set to a new arrangement by composer John Williams.
—Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, 23 June 2017
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But there are a number of shows this weekend coinciding with the big shebang.
—John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 13 Apr. 2018
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The whole shebang is dishwasher safe, microwave-friendly, and BPA-free.
—T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 7 Apr. 2020
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When the country was made by the guys back then and the Constitution and the whole bit, that shebang, with the Bill of Rights, which was a very good document, really a superb . .
—Rob Long, National Review, 20 June 2019
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My family’s bikes live in my living room, because my husband has had every part of his bike (as well as the whole shebang) stolen off the street in his youth.
—Alexandra Lange, Curbed, 30 Aug. 2018
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That included cuts, color, blow-outs, washes — the whole shebang.
—Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 1 Sep. 2017
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The whole shebang cost $95, not including black pants, which carried over from the existing uniform.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
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The whole shebang-bang-bang became the band's calling card, which earned it a following and plenty of notoriety.
—John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 9 May 2017
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New plan: Some turkey Thursday, then gameday, then the full shebang on Saturday.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2019
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The whole socially distanced shebang kicks off at noon Saturday and again on Sunday.
—Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2020
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Who amongst us hasn't spent a dangerous amount of time of late contemplating a DIY hair transformation, whether that's cutting new bangs, dabbling in hair dye, or just buzzing the whole shebang off?
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 21 Apr. 2020
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Mac developed the show over several years, tying the decades into longer and longer segments that climaxed into a bragging-rights' 24-hour performance of the whole shebang in New York two years ago.
—Mark Swed, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
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That’s what the whole shebang — the monumental, entirely last-minute vision of the show for the street, the rickety execution, the screaming crowds, the editors rolling their eyes but still attuned to his every word — was about.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
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These three titans of music first hit the studio together a decade prior, and had to eventually scrap the whole shebang over scheduling conflicts.
—Robbie Daw, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2019
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Late summer’s small window of exquisitely ripe, local tomato apotheosis pretty much mirrors how many of us feel about summer itself: The whole shebang is sweet, but far too short.
—Alexandra Hall, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2019
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