How to Use full-term in a Sentence

full-term

adjective
  • Many full-term babies lose all their lanugo before they are born, but some do not.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 8 July 2024
  • Lynch was the only non-incumbent running for a full-term seat.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The baby, who was the couple’s first child, had been delivered full-term.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The baby, who was the couple’s first child, had been delivered full-term.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • The first was a baby girl, born full-term and healthy in August 2024.
    — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But in about 3% to 4% of pregnancies, the baby remains breech even at full-term.
    — Maria Carter, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • This is compared to full-term births, which are those delivered at 39 to 40 weeks.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In each mother, one embryo took hold and proceeded to a full-term pregnancy.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The cause of death has not been determined, though investigators said the baby was full-term when he was found.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Here are some possibilities for who might run to be Charlotte’s next full-term mayor.
    — Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • The city is looking to fill one full-term seat on the Parks and Recreation Commission.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The trajectory of her life was far less certain than for a full-term infant who went straight home after delivery.
    — Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Romero said some might not even care enough to vote in the special election, instead just directing their attention to the full-term race.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Seven months later, my son Kai was born full-term and completely unaffected by the surgery.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Voters could cast ballots multiple times before November to fill both a short-term and full-term seat.
    — Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
  • Being home with a preemie baby is very different than bringing a full-term baby home from the hospital.
    — Jasmine Roth, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Three candidates are running for the temporary seat and four candidates are vying for the full-term contest.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The scans found that her uterus was empty, but a nearly full-term fetus in an amniotic sac was hiding in a small space in her abdomen, near her liver.
    — Laura Ungar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
  • It’s also dosed by a baby’s weight, so larger, full-term infants could require multiple injections.
    — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
  • And 20 months after that, my identical twin daughters, Ryan and Reese, arrived—healthy and full-term.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In September, Stewart traveled across county lines to deliver her healthy and full-term little girl.
    — Amy Yurkanin | [email protected], al, 26 July 2023
  • Her daughter Elayna was born weighing 1 pound, 3 ounces, far below the 7 pounds of a typical full-term baby.
    — Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 22 June 2023
  • Last year between both programs, Care Ring served 1,200 families, and all babies were born at a healthy weight and at full-term.
    — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There are two full-term seats available on the Planning Commission; those terms end on March 31, 2030.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Some of the hormonal cues that would’ve prompted Sekani to care for her infant if she’d been born naturally and full-term may have been missing, according to Holmes.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Jackie suffered one miscarriage, lost one full-term baby at 2 days old and endured a stillbirth while her husband was cavorting with women on a boat in the Mediterranean.
    — Nina Burleigh, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • The city’s general election in November is already set to include the mayoral race and four council seats—two interim positions, one full-term seat, and one special election.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
  • The new law adds restrictions for women coming to ERs with miscarriages, and can also complicate care for people delivering full-term babies.
    — Susan Rinkunas, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Students placed in developmental education are often familiar with math concepts from high school and need more of a refresher than a full-term class, Cox Brand said.
    — oregonlive, 7 June 2023
  • According to a police statement released early in the investigation, Soto's pregnancy was full-term.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023

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