How to Use wholehearted in a Sentence
wholehearted
adjective- The judges gave us their wholehearted approval.
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Much of the film’s power, in fact, comes from its wholehearted embrace of the minutiae of daily life in Japan.
—Matt Alt, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2017
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Your ideas may already have the wholehearted support of friends or partners.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2020
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All six of the people who spoke to the board, including principals from four of the district’s schools, declared their wholehearted support for the plan.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2019
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Some Democrats offered Nguyen their wholehearted support in the conflict.
—Martin Wisckol, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2017
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Their uniqueness and wholehearted embrace of community are what caught the eye of Bev.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 15 July 2022
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So, enigmatic and a wholehearted leader of men - check.
—Ben Carter, SI.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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The wholehearted embrace of them by the Villages, on the surface, seem like a prototype for elder America, at least in places where the climate is mild.
—Alissa Walker, Curbed, 20 Aug. 2021
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The obsession over the vice president-elect's outfit was soon replaced by wholehearted praise for her speech.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Nov. 2020
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But the level of support from members of the Kern County Water Agency, which serves much of the $7 billion-a-year farm economy at the southern end of the valley, was less than wholehearted.
—Dale Kasler, sacbee, 12 Oct. 2017
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Von der Leyen publicly conveyed the wholehearted support of the 27-nation bloc and wore an outfit in Ukraine’s national colors.
—Vasilisa Stepanenko, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
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In the past, the Star Wars actress has ricocheted between brunette, raven, platinum, and soft amber, but her brighter, bolder makeover, which infused strands from root to tip, felt like a wholehearted plunge.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2018
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In its wholehearted approval of the president's actions in the last week, that community removed all doubt.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 28 Aug. 2017
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The board, however, was unwilling to give Brabrand a wholehearted endorsement of the lottery system.
—Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
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Crickets chirp in the silent night as the trailer starts off, building up suspense before ominous footsteps and key-clanking foretell a much-less wholehearted summer night.
—Anna Tingley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019
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There's a certain kind of reader who will be able to drum up wholehearted enthusiasm for every last paragraph of Barack Obama's new memoir.
—Seija Rankin, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2020
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Trump’s ascension has seemed in many ways to portend a more wholehearted Democratic shift in favor of the Clinton/Obama position.
—Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 29 Nov. 2018
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Few humans seemed to move through the world with as much wholehearted ferocity as the chef, writer, raconteur, and television host Anthony Bourdain.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 12 June 2021
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Veganism, whether wholehearted or a part-time affair, has gained more adherents in recent years.
—Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 11 July 2021
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Douthat gives a few possibilities, but none feels like a wholehearted prediction.
—Kyle Sammin, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
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Still, the setbacks are sobering: the 2016 defeat at the polls of a regional transit tax, and recent statements by leaders in Oakland and Macomb counties that backed away from wholehearted support for a future transit tax.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2018
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The orchestra seemed inspired by Bowlin too, giving him wholehearted support.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2022
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Zuckerberg finished his talk with a wholehearted endorsement.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022
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The film is a wholehearted and hilarious ode to a fraternal bond more profound and enduring than any romantic attachment.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
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Firms whose boards have two or more women—perhaps a sign of wholehearted diversity efforts—appear to be looking farther afield to find candidates; their female directors don’t have the same kind of conflicts.
—Fortune, 31 July 2019
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The answers usually devolve into an awkward dance, where the Republicans seek to acknowledge the behavior isn't normal, but - at the same time - outline their wholehearted support for the President.
—Dan Merica, CNN, 1 May 2018
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Trump made pulling the country out of the Paris climate accord one of his administration’s first priorities, and his wholehearted support of the petroleum and coal industries has been one of the enduring themes of his presidency.
—Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
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While in the long-term the culture of biennially downing tools may need disbanding, their subsequent wholehearted willingness to embrace a new manager's methods has got to be appealing.
—SI.com, 17 May 2018
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The state’s healthcare policies, such as its wholehearted embrace of the Affordable Care Act, have given it tools to manage the immediate public health ramifications crisis better than many others.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2020
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Petitt eventually moved away from a wholehearted embrace of young terrain park riders, opening runs for newcomers, ski racers and families.
—Jason Blevins, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2017
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