How to Use thoroughgoing in a Sentence

thoroughgoing

adjective

• In other words, any thoroughgoing change in which artists are deemed Important will take a while.
  — Michael Slenske and Molly Langmuir, The Cut, 18 Apr. 2018
• Brendan, a thoroughgoing lacrosse bro, is stoked to meet his roommate — a kindred spirit, at least initially — and to seek out postsecondary babes and Jager.
  — Chris Bachelder, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2017
• These triumphs notwithstanding, three years in, hopes of a thoroughgoing overhaul have been dashed.
  — Philip Wallach, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
• At 28, Chen is that rara avis among rising classical stars, a superlative virtuoso who also happens to be a thoroughgoing artist.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2017
• The young Petrie’s journey from Biblical fundamentalist to a thoroughgoing man of science is one of the most remarkable aspects of this remarkable man’s life.
  — Jimmy Maher, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2020
• But Ms Shelton’s more recent statements in favour of looser policy seem to suggest a thoroughgoing conversion.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2019
• He should be remembered as a thoroughgoing failure as a pandemic-time President.
  — Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2020
• His strategy for change is more thoroughgoing than what’s on offer from Web3 boosters, billionaire founders, or even well-meaning regulators.
  — Sarah Leonard, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
• All three are thoroughgoing conservatives, but all have condemned Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
• But Bacon, a thoroughgoing existentialist, didn’t have a spiritual bone in his body.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 31 July 2019
• Yet the United States has successfully depleted the supply of machine guns, as well as the ease and attractiveness of their use by criminals, with exactly these measures: a gun database and a thoroughgoing application process.
  — Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2020
• Actually, Feinstein said — with enough caveats to employ a decent-sized law firm — Trump could end up being a good president, given time, patience and a thoroughgoing personality transplant.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, latimes.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• Most important in Pelosi’s case, such a thoroughgoing overhaul of received leadership wisdom would mean countenancing serious personal political risk during the later stages of a long and storied career.
  — Elizabeth Spiers, The New Republic, 24 July 2019
• The need for thoroughgoing reform of America’s intelligence services and processes is evident.
  — Thomas J. Baker, WSJ, 13 May 2019
• There can be no thoroughgoing reform until campus diversity-equity-and-inclusion bureaucracies are abolished.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 15 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2024