How to Use entirety in a Sentence

entirety

noun
  • I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love.
  • During the entirety of my stay, my wallet remained in my room until checkout.
    Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Few of the justices seemed interested in siding with either side in their entirety.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • At this stage, what prioritizing locals over tourists will look like in its entirety is hard to quantify—surely, there will be some overlap.
    Will McGough, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The 6-foot-11 fourth-year junior was in uniform and on the bench for the entirety of the game, initially with ice on his left knee and later wore a brace.
    oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The episode was then taken down in its entirety, before finally being restored with the segment eliminated.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Swift first performed the 10-minute version in its entirety on Saturday Night Live a day after the album came out.
    Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
  • With permission, ARTnews is republishing that piece in its entirety here.
    Cindy Sherman, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This transaction will also resolve, in their entirety, all of Berberian’s legal disputes with her three siblings and with the Chargers.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • In the 2021 playoffs, Leonard tore the ACL in his right knee, missing the rest of that season as well as the entirety of the next one.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • What will the country look like with boomers, who have had a stranglehold on American politics for the entirety of my almost 40 years on this planet, largely out of power?
    Jill Filipovic, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Katie and Steve would stay on for the entirety of the trip.
    Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Woods, once the game started, would take a seat on the bench and stay there for the entirety of the game.
    The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But the plaintiffs are not asking the court to block the map in its entirety.
    Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • But, the entirety of her small check went to Screen Actors Guild fees to join the union.
    Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The band will perform all the songs from the album in its entirety each night.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The Clippers will be without Paul George for the entirety of the first round.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Head over to The New Yorker to read the Frank profile in its entirety.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Fans will have to wait until March 29 to hear Act II in its entirety and see how the rest of the songs sound.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
  • One northbound lane will stay closed for the entirety of that span.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 18 July 2024
  • The photo of him signing the bill could haunt him for the entirety of his campaign.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Beef shank provides a good ratio of meat with bone and can be used for the entirety of the meat's needs.
    Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Play Joni Mitchell’s album Blue in its entirety with the lights off.
    Sarah Gundle, WIRED, 22 July 2023
  • Some deals will last for the entirety of the sale, while others only pop up for a few hours.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And as the Sun attempted to go for the win, their best player — Thomas — watched from the bench for the entirety of the fourth quarter.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
  • Head over to Rolling Stones’ website to read the excerpt in its entirety.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The ruling came as part of a lawsuit filed by physicians that asked the court to strike down the ban in its entirety.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The next night, the group will play the album in its entirety at New York’s Bowery Ballroom.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
  • At the end of January, the list will be published in its entirety.
    Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Although that part is true, that's only half the story's entirety.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024

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