the whole shebang
noun
informal
: the whole thing : everything that is included in something
You can buy the whole shebang for just $50.
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The album the 48-year-old country-music star put out last May leans hard into mood, scale and theatricality — strings, horns, choirs, the whole shebang — built around the idea of pushing back against a culture that wants everything fast, familiar and instantly gratifying.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Almost all of the potential bidders are interested in the whole shebang of the A-lister-representing Brillstein Entertainment Partners, what was once the Paradigm Talent Agency, the various consultancies and more.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
Nobody knows what’s coming in the early 2030s, with the expiration of the media rights contracts (Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, College Football Playoff and NCAA Tournament) that are holding the whole shebang together.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
And the guest appearance by the incomparable Missy Elliott — giving, for the time, an all-too-rare Super Bowl spotlight on hip-hop — helped take the whole shebang to the next level.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Almost all of the potential bidders are interested in the whole shebang of the A-lister-representing Brillstein Entertainment Partners, what was once the Paradigm Talent Agency, the various consultancies and more.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
Nobody knows what’s coming in the early 2030s, with the expiration of the media rights contracts (Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, College Football Playoff and NCAA Tournament) that are holding the whole shebang together.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
And the guest appearance by the incomparable Missy Elliott — giving, for the time, an all-too-rare Super Bowl spotlight on hip-hop — helped take the whole shebang to the next level.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the whole shebang
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