every nook and cranny

idiom

: every place : everywhere

We searched every nook and cranny.

: every part

He knows every nook and cranny of that engine.

Examples of every nook and cranny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the years after the war -- as Washington’s ideological battle with communism heated up and as the Cold War pushed direct military conflict to the sidelines -- economists and policymakers wove indicators such as GDP into every nook and cranny of economic life and popular culture. —

Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014 The unique, uneven bristle pattern is made to give you a deeper clean, easily maneuvering around tricky spots like your nose to get into every nook and cranny. —

Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024 Find it on Amazon Save Time and Energy with this Spin Scrubber This Spin Scrubber has an adjustable head and an extending arm to reach into every nook and cranny. —

Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024 Nike’s quarter was just terrible in pretty much every nook and cranny. —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for every nook and cranny

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