How to Use make a complete/full recovery in a Sentence

make a complete/full recovery

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  • At the time of the post, Jesse requested prayers that Lucy would make a full recovery.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
  • The snowpack went on to make a full recovery and was 125 percent by April 1.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The Celtics said he is expected to make a full recovery.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
  • Dan is expected to make a full recovery over the next week.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • He is expected to make a full recovery and return to the field.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The 64-year-old pop star is expected to make a full recovery.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 June 2023
  • The owner scared off the wolves and took the dog to a vet, who performed a successful surgery and expects the dog to make a full recovery.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2024
  • But the Oakland Zoo is hopeful that the plucky young primate will make a full recovery.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This gives the zebrafish time to regrow the new neurons needed to make a full recovery.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2024
  • He’s expected to make a complete recovery and return to the road again in the second half of 2023.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2022
  • He is expected to make a full recovery in about three months.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
  • The 27-year-old guard is expected to make a full recovery ahead of training next fall.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • All of the workers are expected to make a full recovery.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Both Stretch and Means are expected to make a full recovery.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The team said she is expected to make a full recovery but will be out six to eight weeks (late June to mid-July).
    — John W. Davis, Oc Register, 18 May 2025
  • Just five months after the injury, he is scheduled to make a full recovery.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The officer, who has been with the department for about a year, was shot in the right arm and is expected to make a full recovery, the chief said.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
  • He is expected to make a full recovery, per the program.
    — Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The child, who was injured in his arm and leg, is expected to make a full recovery, per the sheriff's office.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Now, Rosy has the ability to make a full recovery by being able to practice walking again with the guide.
    — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • DeFreece now expects Dakota to make a full recovery, or close to it.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • He’s since been released and is expected to make a full recovery.
    — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The victim, and her unborn twins, are expected to make a full recovery.
    — Chris Spargo, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • It was cleaned and treated, and the giraffe is expected to make a full recovery, rescuers said.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
  • Aside from losing her toes, Meghan says Kennedy is expected to make a full recovery.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
  • The team provided no timetable, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
  • Two of the horses, Quaker and Vida, underwent surgery, but the Army said at the end of April that they were expected to make a full recovery.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • Burke is expected to make a full recovery from his puncture wounds.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 29 May 2024
  • The victim is expected to make a full recovery, while one person is currently detained.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
  • Although the Hornets say the forward is expected to make a full recovery, no timetable for his return was given, clouding exactly what the injury means for the team heading into training camp in the fall.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025

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