How to Use full-out in a Sentence

full-out

adjective
  • The Senate runoff was a full-out brawl.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
  • About 90% of the show is full-out dancing.
    — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • The only way Vegas wins, in my opinion, is if their power play goes off against the full-out pressure of the Canes’ penalty kill.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • No one goes quite as full-out as Klum on Halloween, but of all her elaborate costumes, this one is easier to recreate.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While some guests did wear full-out costumes (especially the kids), my friends and I used accessories like this set to get into the swashbuckling spirit.
    — Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
  • The rapper, dressed in an oversized silk bonnet and Uggs, is marking the moves, but her dancers are performing full-out, their cropped halter tops and durags dappled with sweat.
    — Jazmine Hughes, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
  • And for those wanting a coordinated set, Farm Rio’s Western denim pants—with the matching jacket—make for a head-turning, full-out rodeo ‘fit.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2025
  • Those heirlooms were vibrant and varied, embellished with figures and animals, glass beads, porcupine quills, shells, bone, and seeds, all stitched into decorative designs and full-out tableaux.
    — Petala Ironcloud, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Local teens in the early ‘60s adjusted to the slower tempo of R&B, while not having the physical space to do full-out swing moves of the previous decade.
    — Alexa Stone updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The war in Sudan broke out in April 2023 after long-simmering tensions between the army and RSF erupted into a full-out war.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • The war in Sudan broke out in April 2023 after long-simmering tensions between the army and RSF erupted into a full-out war.
    — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • So, at face value, this deal looks like a full-out win for the Flyers, who are on the verge of solidifying their goaltending long-term with an extension incoming for Dan Vladar on July 1.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • There’s a full-out PR battle raging as executives of all three court content creators, unions, Warner shareholders, politicians and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
  • At dinnertime, La Terrazza goes full-out Italian, presenting each table with a welcome charcuterie board, including pillowy focaccia, silken prosciutto, and roasted garlic.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026

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