How to Use entirety in a Sentence

entirety

noun
  • I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love.
  • Dust the rest of the walls in their entirety.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some had worked on the show for the entirety of their adult lives.
    — Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2022
  • That’s the entirety of the deal.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • So Roy spent the entirety of the next year at home.
    — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Like Joe was my ride or die for the entirety of the game.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • Bright green funnels lift and arch over the entirety of the ship.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The awards are voted on by the entirety of both guilds.
    — William Earl, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
  • People see a flag, and that’s not me in my entirety.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • If yes, the justices could strike down the law in its entirety.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • One northbound lane will stay closed for the entirety of that span.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 18 July 2024
  • And to film the final show in its entirety.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This payment was part of the deal, not the entirety of the deal.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Want to see the show in entirety for yourself?
    — Madeleine Marr june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • Both claim it in its entirety and fought two of their three wars over the region.
    — Arkansas Online, 2 Jan. 2022
  • The band will play the album in its entirety.
    — Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There are benches along the entirety of the hike, too.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The citrus here is used in its entirety, skin, pith, flesh, and all.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The 51-year-old host held up a card with the post in its entirety.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But the plaintiffs are not asking the court to block the map in its entirety.
    — Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • The band will perform all the songs from the album in its entirety each night.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Smith and her band will perform the album in its entirety each night of the tour.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The audience — you guys all get to watch the show in its entirety.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 5 Jan. 2022
  • It can be seen on the ground during the entirety of the encounter.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Woods, once the game started, would take a seat on the bench and stay there for the entirety of the game.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Your hair will likely even remain frizz-free and smooth for the entirety of your blow out.
    — Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022
  • Some deals will last for the entirety of the sale, while others only pop up for a few hours.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Black suede serves as the base and Swoosh, matching the entirety of the sole unit.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The season will stream in its entirety on premiere day.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Schools, for their part, should recommit to teaching books in their entirety.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

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