go all the way
phrase
1
: to enter into complete agreement
2
: to engage in sexual intercourse
Examples of go all the way in a Sentence
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The pair went all the way down to a 43-mile-wide and 1,500-mile-long depression in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, known as the Challenger Deep.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
The day’s matches started off with a thrilling contest between Norway and the Ivory Coast, which went all the way down to the final minutes before one of the tournament’s foremost stars scored a crucial goal to send the Norwegians through.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
That machine's available in a staggering number of configurations, going all the way up to an ultra-powerhouse with a Core Ultra 9 processor, RTX 5090 graphics card, and 64GB of RAM.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Indeed, 14 European sides out of the 16 that entered the tournament made it through to the knockout rounds and many of those teams are targeting going all the way.
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Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
But the pace matches the behind-the-scenes rebuilding of a value chain that starts with gem purchasing and creation but goes all the way to client experience, Reynes said.
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
The day’s matches started off with a thrilling contest between Norway and the Ivory Coast, which went all the way down to the final minutes before one of the tournament’s foremost stars scored a crucial goal to send the Norwegians through.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
That machine's available in a staggering number of configurations, going all the way up to an ultra-powerhouse with a Core Ultra 9 processor, RTX 5090 graphics card, and 64GB of RAM.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Indeed, 14 European sides out of the 16 that entered the tournament made it through to the knockout rounds and many of those teams are targeting going all the way.
—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
But the pace matches the behind-the-scenes rebuilding of a value chain that starts with gem purchasing and creation but goes all the way to client experience, Reynes said.
—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Go all the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20all%20the%20way. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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