complete and utter

idiom

: absolute, total
The wedding was a complete and utter disaster.

Examples of complete and utter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But that business turned out to be what Gary describes as a complete and utter failure. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023 His complete and utter lack of regard for democratic norms! Zoë Rom, Outside Online, 22 July 2022 Where The Nun suffered from a complete and utter lack of tension, director Michael Chaves uses some classic horror standbys to build suspense. Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023 At peak altitude and zero gravity, all six onboard free floated at 280,000 feet for nearly four minutes—a complete and utter weightlessness. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2023 Eleven-win seasons are complete and utter failures in Tuscaloosa, and even one of Saban’s biggest fans and ESPN Radio host Paul Finebaum says his legacy could be perceived differently if Bama doesn’t make the College Football Playoff this season. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 21 July 2023 The collection for me really embodies this idea of not only fluidity, but complete and utter self-expression. Madge Maril, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2021 One of the most important science experiments of all time was a complete and utter failure. Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2021 Did none of the over-50 female cast members protest being portrayed as complete and utter dimwits? Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022 See More

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“Complete and utter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complete%20and%20utter. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.

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