How to Use through and through in a Sentence

through and through

adverb
  • I know him through and through, and he would never do such a cowardly thing.
  • That’s a young man’s song, through and through.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But Nus is a bad guy through and through.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • That’s New York through and through.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Nicole McFly is an artist through and through.
    — David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Mufasa is a Leo through and through.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • The service White glove through and through.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Jennifer Lawrence is a three-stripe girlie through and through.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Just a super fun movie with a great story through and through.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 5 May 2022
  • Nix, a coach’s son through and through, recognizes this.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Shields is a New Yorker through and through.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But this isn’t an anxious album, through and through, by any means.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The Green Parrot is a beer joint through and through.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • Despite its drop top, the SL is a sports car through and through.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The customers are surely part of the business through and through.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Sean was white, DJ was black, but both of them were blue, cops through and through.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Joe is a coach’s son through and through, a football junkie who’ll watch film deep into the night.
    — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 15 July 2019
  • Vanilla offers a tinge of sweetness but this scent is dark and musky through and through.
    — ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
  • English springer spaniel Springer spaniels are people dogs through and through.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Potatoes are ready when they are easily pierced through and through with the blade of a knife.
    — Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Top Five A nose tackle, through and through.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Garrett was struck in the face and suffered a through and through gunshot wound to both cheeks.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Margo is her parents’ daughter, through and through.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Travis Kelce is an athlete through and through—from the football field to the golf course.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Shelley is a publisher through and through.
    — Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But Harry and William are still brothers through and through.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2019
  • Johnson, a Juneau local, was an Alaskan climber through and through.
    — Matt Skenazy, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
  • Margot Robbie’s husband has been with her through and through.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Kendall Jenner just stepped out in a retro look that’s true ‘90s dreams, through and through.
    — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 25 Sep. 2018
  • There’s good reason for this, the range-topper is a supercar through and through.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025

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