a whole lot

idiom

: very much
Things are looking a whole lot brighter now.

Examples of a whole lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Right now, there aren’t a whole lot of other jobs out there. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Aside from the inevitable revenue hit, a faster-than-expected resolution of this World Series is going to cost Fox a whole lot of ratings points. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024 This Sunday's front-page story features a whole lot about animal sperm − and how it's cryopreserved, aka frozen, at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden to make sure endangered rhinos, polar bears, cats, stay in our world. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024 Trump has less traction amongst the cohort than Harris, but still has some big players making a whole lot of noise. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a whole lot 

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“A whole lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20whole%20lot. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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