How to Use full-on in a Sentence

full-on

adjective
  • Closing Thoughts for 2024 The past year has been full-on, to say the least.
    — Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Next up was a full-on dose of rock and roll glamour with the Amiri show.
    — Essence, 29 June 2025
  • He’s never seen full-on and gets just a few words to say.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Some of us showed up in sweats, others in full-on gym ’fits.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
  • Even rarer, though, are the stones that lead to full-on blackouts.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The Piku, on the other hand, is a full-on adventure pack.
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
  • So Much Top 40 Dope Thief goes into a full-on fever dream.
    — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Take all of your silverware out and give your trays a full-on clean.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The Brazilian is more of a second striker rather than a full-on no.9.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But feel free to go full-on and apply to the entire eyelid as well.
    — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Babies will do full-on splits and planks to avoid contact with a spiky lawn.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 26 Sep. 2023
  • And soon that small stack of papers on your desk turns into a full-on avalanche.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Bride or not, Lohan's look was full-on glam for the New York City premiere.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Go full-on glam with a hairstyle worthy of the red carpet.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • And many of the spectators following the group were full-on Swifties.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 July 2024
  • Arizona was on the second game of a back-to-back, is in the midst of a full-on rebuild and made two trades prior to the game.
    — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The idea here was that since the client liked to dine out in the neighborhood's many restaurants, there was no need for a full-on kitchen.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Note that Bing and Google are still distinct from full-on AI search engines.
    — PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, the currency was on the slide and prices were soaring, but a full-on meltdown didn’t come.
    — Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
  • By the 1980s pink was full-on considered a girl’s color.
    — Popular Science, 20 July 2023
  • Meagher is in full-on review mode at Dover Street Market.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The term is a catch-all that covers everything from a small twinge to a full-on rupture.
    — Nicole Wetsman, Popular Science, 24 May 2023
  • As the ball took an awkward bounce toward the pitcher’s mound, Warner was in a full-on sprint.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Hal would very much be the central protagonist of the full-on Dad TV version of the show.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Like, full-on jogging shoes with her ever-present tube socks.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Making Selby a full-on villain would have been so easy to do.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Perched at the top of the hotel, Sky Room has some of the best views in town — like full-on postcard-worthy views of the Pacific.
    — Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The tone goes from slow-burn dread to full-on madness, escalating in a way that pays off beautifully.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
  • Styled in a flowy yet body-hugging mini dress and finished with zebra-print gloves, this guest turns a classic motif into a full-on moment.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 June 2026
  • Going down with a full-on traffic jam of loud cars, though?
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026

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