full-scale
adjective
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Examples of full-scale in a Sentence
a full-scale search and rescue for the victims of the rock slide
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Or the Middle East could erupt into a full-scale war.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Boeing had been getting them from a supplier in Russia, but when that country launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and trade restrictions were put in place against Russian goods, Boeing started getting them from British and American suppliers.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 May 2024
And while gourmands will have to wait quite a bit longer to try his full-scale restaurant, Prélude is a welcome appetizer.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Since the full-scale invasion, airspace over Ukraine is closed.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024
The more immediate threat is Russia’s full-scale war of subjugation against Ukraine.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
The attacks took place from January to April, as Israel’s military bombarded Rafah from the air and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government signaled its intent to launch a full-scale ground invasion on Gaza’s southernmost city, which has now swelled to more than 1 million people.
—Hala Gorani, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The idea triggered a full-scale revolt on the Google campus.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The original 1968 protests lasted roughly a week before police forcibly removed students in full-scale police riots, alumnus Oren Root described in an opinion essay.
—NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Boeing had been getting them from a supplier in Russia, but when that country launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and trade restrictions were put in place against Russian goods, Boeing started getting them from British and American suppliers.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 May 2024
And while gourmands will have to wait quite a bit longer to try his full-scale restaurant, Prélude is a welcome appetizer.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Since the full-scale invasion, airspace over Ukraine is closed.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024
The more immediate threat is Russia’s full-scale war of subjugation against Ukraine.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
The attacks took place from January to April, as Israel’s military bombarded Rafah from the air and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government signaled its intent to launch a full-scale ground invasion on Gaza’s southernmost city, which has now swelled to more than 1 million people.
—Hala Gorani, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The idea triggered a full-scale revolt on the Google campus.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The original 1968 protests lasted roughly a week before police forcibly removed students in full-scale police riots, alumnus Oren Root described in an opinion essay.
—NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Full-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-scale. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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