How to Use the whole time in a Sentence
the whole time
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The demand from the fans has been there the whole time.
—NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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You who have been there the whole time and will be there with me to the end.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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You, who have been there the whole time and will be there with me to the end.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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And the guys aren’t just about to drive and play a box offense the whole time.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Holmes wore a wide, goofy grin on his face the whole time.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
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Keep your right hand raised straight above you the whole time.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
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That was something that was in their minds the whole time.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
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And Jenn had to just sit there and watch it, sobbing the whole time.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2024
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The fact that the kid was still alive (and in the dragon’s mouth the whole time) is equally stupid.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
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Their jaws were tight the whole time and both men had forced smiles on their faces.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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The optics are that Bobby was here the whole time . . .
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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The twist is plain: it’s been domestic abuse the whole time!
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
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But Josh Ruben sat in the back of the van [during our part of the scene] and made those noises the whole time.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
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Press through the right heel to return to standing and keep your head and chest up the whole time.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 July 2024
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And there’s sort of this looming shadow of your past over you the whole time.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
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So, shout out to the cast and crew who dealt with me running around and screaming the whole time.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
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My life has been taking me to this album the whole time.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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And that is the pressure that everybody felt the whole time.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2024
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At each event, which takes place from 6-9 p.m., dogs are required to be on leash the whole time.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
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Perry agreed with Richie and said she was locked in with Gartner the whole time.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
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The posters remain silent and stare at the camera for the whole time, and mostly grope their own chests.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 15 July 2023
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My now-husband Cody was with me the whole time in the hospital.
—Shannin Desroches, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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This will eliminate the stress of marching around site the whole time.
—Devinder Bains, Vogue, 22 June 2024
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What if instead of finding his place in the world, Miles loses the whole time?
—Phil Lord, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
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Press through the right heel to return to standing, keeping your head and chest up the whole time.
—Women's Health, 13 Apr. 2023
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Keith Floyd, where he just gets blasted on booze the whole time.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
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The perfect person was just sitting there the whole time.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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And the pedal just stayed down, just like a brick was just on the gas pedal the whole time, never let up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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The sunglasses remained in place the whole time while our kids climbed and swung at the playground.
—Staff Author, Parents, 13 Apr. 2024
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The same man supervised them the whole time, Raviv said.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
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