How to Use full-fledged in a Sentence

full-fledged

adjective
  • What was once a subtle shift now appears to be a full-fledged slump.
    — Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But this year, the league has been able to expand to a more full-fledged concept.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Biden seems determined to turn that tilt into a full-fledged push.
    — Andrew Stein, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
  • In her view, their venture was more a calling than a full-fledged business.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Observe the full-fledged train wreck that is Venezuela’s public school system.
    — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2023
  • That ignited a full-fledged attack on short sellers who had bet on the stock falling.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 May 2024
  • The school now has a full-fledged support center that pairs each student with an adviser.
    — Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Once the update has been applied, the system sees these as full-fledged Switch 2 games.
    — ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
  • The economy as a whole manages to avoid a full-fledged recession.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • No nuclear power plant in the world is designed to withstand full-fledged fire from the armed forces.
    — Mia Alberti, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
  • This wasn't an amateur with pitchy vocals hoping for a shot at fame; this was a full-fledged soulful rock star.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • There were guitars in the mix on your first two solo records, but Blanket is a full-fledged rock album.
    — Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
  • While a condo may not be detached or come with a garage or yard, buying one is akin to purchasing a full-fledged house.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • The outer display of the standard Razr graduates from a small strip to a full-fledged screen.
    — Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
  • The final drink is a rollercoaster ride of flavors and a full-fledged, neo-classic cocktail.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
  • The story also sees Berg assert Daisy's role as a full-fledged member of the band.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In Gaza, Israel’s raids have ramped up into a full-fledged ground invasion.
    — Andrew jeong, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The Rams went all in for the 2021 season and now are in the early stages of a full-fledged rebuild.
    — The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The latest full-fledged scream queen gets a chance to play the romantic heroine in Lisa Frankenstein.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Not only that, the footprints were much more diverse than the full-fledged figures that were scraped and scratched into the stone of Doro !
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In this sleek, leathery look, Madelyn Cline is on the verge of becoming a full-fledged fashion girl.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The export of entertainment from Japan to the world is set to become a full-fledged industry.
    — James Dinh, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The team shared photos of a new 3D logo on its ceiling, a full-fledged barbershop and a new sauna system.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 23 July 2025
  • This time, though, McCarthy won't find full-fledged support from McConnell.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Looming over that, is the specter of full-fledged war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran, which backs the militant group.
    — Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
  • In the years since, the impromptu co-op, now called Oak Lane Maple, has grown into a full-fledged sugarbush (the term for a stand of trees used to make maple syrup).
    — Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • While, over the last 13 years, Veronica Beard has evolved into a full-fledged brand with denim, swimwear, and shoes, the piece still accounts for 40% of the brand's ready-to-wear sales.
    — Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2023
  • As 20 of the NBA’s 30 teams prepare for either the full-fledged playoffs or at least the league’s play-in tournament, the Hornets are on the outside looking in.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024

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