How to Use fulsome in a Sentence

fulsome

adjective
  • It’s served with Thai basil aioli, which gives the dish a more fulsome flavor.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Jefferson could be quite fulsome on this point.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • But that doesn't mean the government is going to do that in a fulsome way.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • But a more fulsome treatment of the issue is needed.
    — Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Reviews of the memoir were fulsome.
    — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a fulsome sound with bags of energy and plenty of volume to spare.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • Other Jewish groups are even more fulsome in their praise of Fine.
    — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Fans couldn’t have hoped for a more magnificent or fulsome finale.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The volume levels are more than and the tonal balance is brilliant with a fulsome bass that brings the music to life.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The court on Tuesday unsealed a more fulsome version of the ruling.
    — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 25 May 2021
  • These speakers sound almost as fulsome and dynamic as a pair of floorstanders.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The term sheet may say that in the event a more fulsome settlement agreement is not signed, the term sheet itself is binding.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The reason for such fulsome praise is down to the warm but detailed sound that the GO link produces.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • So far, so foreign, for those of us who have spent years cultivating the most fulsome brows possible.
    — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The second chamber boosts lower frequencies for deeper and more fulsome bass.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The seasonal effects can then be overlaid for a fulsome analysis.
    — John S. Tobey, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
  • After a while, the pack was getting bored and restless and was casting around for something more substantial, more fulsome.
    — Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2013
  • Until the end of her life, Eunice would give fulsome credit to her brothers for initiatives that had been her ideas.
    — Eileen McNamara, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • And while a few bottles didn’t quite measure up to the fulsome praise promoting them, others turned out to be even better than described.
    — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
  • For years, in all our conversations, just fulsome praise, even when their party leader had been exposed in some of his worst moments.
    — Anshel Pfeffer, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Williamson lavishes Pruitt with extensive, fulsome praise, while steering clear of the elephant in the room.
    — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 7 Jan. 2018
  • But nothing could detract from the fulsome and emotional nature of Clyburn’s gesture.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Of course, none of the five principles above are meant to preclude fulsome debates about broader public-policy changes.
    — Terrence Keeley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The result is a sound that offers the best of both worlds with the dynamic driver producing a rich and fulsome sound with warmth and plenty of low end.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The advertisement for it, written by the artist himself, was naked in its desire for fulsome recognition.
    — K.s.c., The Economist, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Where there’s a desire and consistent practice of digging beneath the surface, new ideas and fulsome outcomes emerge.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Biden’s team hopes that their more fulsome effort will lead to a different result for Democrats this November.
    — Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022
  • If only for the breadth of this year’s official selection, Annecy looks set to for its most fulsome and abundant edition.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Well, your degree is not as fulsome, your experience hasn’t been as fulsome because there are really no Asians in your class?
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Everyone there honors Trump not just with their words and applause and fulsome laughter but through the shape their celebration takes.
    — David Roth, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2020

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