How to Use full-on in a Sentence

full-on

adjective
  • Nikki’s been full-on for at least a month or two.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Think of this as a full-on global reset.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
  • These days, so many singers or bands have a full-on team of stylists from the get-go.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Throw a down coat on top for a full-on cozy ensemble.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Choosing what to wear can feel like a full-on question mark.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Going down with a full-on traffic jam of loud cars, though?
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026
  • Danilovic comes from a full-on sports family.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And then a full-on brawl with punches exchanged to top it off.
    — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Take all of your silverware out and give your trays a full-on clean.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
  • So this is a whole-of-government, full-on press.
    — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • No need for full-on parent shaming.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Like, full-on jogging shoes with her ever-present tube socks.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Even rarer, though, are the stones that lead to full-on blackouts.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Babies will do full-on splits and planks to avoid contact with a spiky lawn.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 26 Sep. 2023
  • There's full-on performances that don't work.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • And soon that small stack of papers on your desk turns into a full-on avalanche.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Next up was a full-on dose of rock and roll glamour with the Amiri show.
    — Essence, 29 June 2025
  • This one is as good as any of the full-on Peruvian spots.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Chris and Debbie had become full-on rock stars.
    — Fab 5 Freddy, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
  • If your skin tends to prefer a gentle nudge over a full-on push, this one gets it.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But feel free to go full-on and apply to the entire eyelid as well.
    — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But there seems to be little chance of full-on fiasco.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Feeling cooped up, but not ready or able to take a full-on vacation?
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The full-on invasion closed out the first season.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Gary interrupts this heart-to-heart, now in full-on party mode.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
  • That was just completely still, while the rest of me was in full-on panic mode.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Their accent is full-on English.
    — Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Take your pick from full-on Swahili feasts to meal-in-one salads for days out in the bush.
    — Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
  • So a full-on black-out look is a rather dramatic change that's hard to overlook.
    — New Atlas, 17 July 2026
  • Of course, celebrities aren’t walking around in full-on wedding gowns.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 July 2023

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