How to Use full-fledged in a Sentence
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The Rams went all in for the 2021 season and now are in the early stages of a full-fledged rebuild.
— The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023 -
But this year, the league has been able to expand to a more full-fledged concept.
— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Since the release of the film, many of the cast have become full-fledged stars with packed schedules.
— Adam B. Vary, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023 -
The story also sees Berg assert Daisy's role as a full-fledged member of the band.
— Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023 -
The last full-fledged title in the series was Deus Ex: Mankind Divided in 2016.
— Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024 -
In her view, their venture was more a calling than a full-fledged business.
— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023 -
Observe the full-fledged train wreck that is Venezuela’s public school system.
— Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2023 -
Not only that, the footprints were much more diverse than the full-fledged figures that were scraped and scratched into the stone of Doro !
— Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023 -
The United States may never face a single, full-fledged league of villains.
— Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024 -
There were guitars in the mix on your first two solo records, but Blanket is a full-fledged rock album.
— Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023 -
No nuclear power plant in the world is designed to withstand full-fledged fire from the armed forces.
— Mia Alberti, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024 -
For people who don’t have all the gear or the time to handle a full-fledged garden, a grow house is an ideal entry point.
— Casey Clark, wsj.com, 24 Oct. 2023 -
In this sleek, leathery look, Madelyn Cline is on the verge of becoming a full-fledged fashion girl.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023 -
The economy as a whole manages to avoid a full-fledged recession.
— Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023 -
While, over the last 13 years, Veronica Beard has evolved into a full-fledged brand with denim, swimwear, and shoes, the piece still accounts for 40% of the brand's ready-to-wear sales.
— Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2023 -
In the years since, the impromptu co-op, now called Oak Lane Maple, has grown into a full-fledged sugarbush (the term for a stand of trees used to make maple syrup).
— Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 -
This time, though, McCarthy won't find full-fledged support from McConnell.
— Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023 -
The school now has a full-fledged support center that pairs each student with an adviser.
— Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 11 Apr. 2023 -
As 20 of the NBA’s 30 teams prepare for either the full-fledged playoffs or at least the league’s play-in tournament, the Hornets are on the outside looking in.
— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024 -
In Gaza, Israel’s raids have ramped up into a full-fledged ground invasion.
— Andrew jeong, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023 -
While a condo may not be detached or come with a garage or yard, buying one is akin to purchasing a full-fledged house.
— Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023 -
Woodland went a month and a half without fully swinging a golf club, and this weekend’s Sony Open marks his first full-fledged return to the sport.
— Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024 -
Warm remarks are not the same thing as a full-fledged financial commitment.
— Steve Silverman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 -
Her comment stopped short of a full-fledged repudiation of her own vote.
— Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023 -
But that vote came in the form of an amendment to another bill, without the reckoning that a full-fledged debate might have offered.
— Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023 -
The other theme that runs through the film is his ambition as a performer and the way that the recording industry stymied his efforts to become a full-fledged pop star.
— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024 -
Additionally, in 2021, tours were still slowly coming back and Wallen didn’t do a full-fledged tour that year.
— Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2023 -
He's become a full-fledged reliable option in the Dallas offense, which entered the final week of the season tied for third in the league at 29.4 points per game.
— Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2024 -
Those opportunities still present themselves, but to be a full-fledged actress — that is so much hard work.
— Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023 -
The opening show of the Merriweather concert season is a full-fledged salute to hair metal: the two-day M3 Rock Festival, now in its 14th year.
— Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
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