How to Use full in a Sentence

full

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of fullnext
Synonyms for fullnext
  • This will be his first full season with the team.
  • We bought a full set of dishes.
  • He has a full array of stereo equipment.
  • They waited for three full months.
  • The plane was carrying a full load of passengers.
  • The soldiers were wearing full combat gear.
  • Please give me your full attention.
  • The theater was full to capacity.
  • I hope that you'll give us your fullest cooperation.
  • His theories have not yet found full acceptance.
  • The eye, then, still travels the full length of the room’s 12-foot ceilings.
    — Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The strike fund would support a full strike for up to 11 weeks.
    — Joe Murphy, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Now the men full of strong drink have trodden in the fireplaces.
    — Longreads, 29 Aug. 2017
  • One day the car rolled backward down their street for a full block.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • And yet most of the tables were full during the dinner hour.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Check out the full winners list from the 2024 Critics Choice Awards here.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2024
  • For a full list of events and music lineup, go to www.lastfling.org.
    — Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The rooftop fourth floor, dubbed The Oasis, will feature two full bars.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The wobbly slabs are full of smoke, now crowned with sweet, crispy edges.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • To hear the conversation in full, check out the video above.
    — Essence, 20 July 2022
  • Cooked just a bit longer — all the way through — a green bean can become its fullest self.
    — Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The full-length zipper makes the hoodie easy to layer when the day starts off chilly.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The band was spread out, taking up three full sections in the left-side end zone.
    — Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2020
  • For both of her SNL sets, Musgraves sang while backed by a full band.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Her udders were full for lambs no longer around to feed.
    — Matt Sedensky, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • This means that planes are full, and that seats booked with miles are harder to come by.
    — Sam Kemmis, Chicago Tribune, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Even at full strength, the Bears would be in for another tough task.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The ice box wasn’t full, and the ice melted fairly quickly.
    — Scott McKee, Field & Stream, 13 Feb. 2023
  • There also is little doubt that, in the event of full-scale war, many of them will die.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • For the full list check out where will the solar eclipse be visible and how to watch in Arizona.
    — The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
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full

2 of 2 noun
  • In total, the house has nine fulls baths and six powder rooms.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The whole tableau—the empty lakebed scattered with icebergs the size of houses and the engorged river below full of floating tree trunks ripped from the ground by flash flooding—stunned him.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
  • And what happens if some wayward youth makes it past the school resource officer with his JanSport stuffed full of biology and history and social studies books?
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2018
  • Expect a July full of closed-door dealmaking with reluctant senators, leading up to maximum leverage before the August recess.
    — Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News, 27 June 2017
  • Two days later, Jamaica's independence will be celebrated with a Saturday full of free entertainment.
    — Emily Bloch, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 July 2017
  • In total, the house has nine fulls baths and six powder rooms.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The whole tableau—the empty lakebed scattered with icebergs the size of houses and the engorged river below full of floating tree trunks ripped from the ground by flash flooding—stunned him.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
  • And what happens if some wayward youth makes it past the school resource officer with his JanSport stuffed full of biology and history and social studies books?
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2018
  • Expect a July full of closed-door dealmaking with reluctant senators, leading up to maximum leverage before the August recess.
    — Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News, 27 June 2017
  • Two days later, Jamaica's independence will be celebrated with a Saturday full of free entertainment.
    — Emily Bloch, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 July 2017
  • In total, the house has nine fulls baths and six powder rooms.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The whole tableau—the empty lakebed scattered with icebergs the size of houses and the engorged river below full of floating tree trunks ripped from the ground by flash flooding—stunned him.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
  • And what happens if some wayward youth makes it past the school resource officer with his JanSport stuffed full of biology and history and social studies books?
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2018
  • Expect a July full of closed-door dealmaking with reluctant senators, leading up to maximum leverage before the August recess.
    — Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News, 27 June 2017
  • Two days later, Jamaica's independence will be celebrated with a Saturday full of free entertainment.
    — Emily Bloch, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 July 2017
  • In total, the house has nine fulls baths and six powder rooms.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The whole tableau—the empty lakebed scattered with icebergs the size of houses and the engorged river below full of floating tree trunks ripped from the ground by flash flooding—stunned him.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
  • And what happens if some wayward youth makes it past the school resource officer with his JanSport stuffed full of biology and history and social studies books?
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2018
  • Expect a July full of closed-door dealmaking with reluctant senators, leading up to maximum leverage before the August recess.
    — Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News, 27 June 2017
  • Two days later, Jamaica's independence will be celebrated with a Saturday full of free entertainment.
    — Emily Bloch, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 July 2017
  • In total, the house has nine fulls baths and six powder rooms.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The whole tableau—the empty lakebed scattered with icebergs the size of houses and the engorged river below full of floating tree trunks ripped from the ground by flash flooding—stunned him.
    — Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
  • And what happens if some wayward youth makes it past the school resource officer with his JanSport stuffed full of biology and history and social studies books?
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2018
  • Expect a July full of closed-door dealmaking with reluctant senators, leading up to maximum leverage before the August recess.
    — Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News, 27 June 2017
  • Two days later, Jamaica's independence will be celebrated with a Saturday full of free entertainment.
    — Emily Bloch, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 July 2017

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