1
: employed for or involving full time
full-time employees
full-time work
2
: devoting one's full attention and energies to something
a full-time gambler
full-time
adverb
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
Examples of full-time in a Sentence
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
Perelman, 53, of Davie, practiced law before becoming a full-time mother.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
Parks is a full-time cast member of Married to Medicine, which is in the middle of filming Season 11.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 July 2024
This spring, his wing review endeavor well underway, Pham quit his job at Gebhardt & Smith LLP in Baltimore to focus full-time on content creation and handle his own legal work and brand deals, with aspirations to establish a law and consulting firm to represent influencers and brands.
—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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Adjective
Lockport, a town of several thousand full-time residents, is just a stone's throw away east of Lake Fields, where the median home price is $145,500.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
Perelman, 53, of Davie, practiced law before becoming a full-time mother.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
Parks is a full-time cast member of Married to Medicine, which is in the middle of filming Season 11.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 July 2024
This spring, his wing review endeavor well underway, Pham quit his job at Gebhardt & Smith LLP in Baltimore to focus full-time on content creation and handle his own legal work and brand deals, with aspirations to establish a law and consulting firm to represent influencers and brands.
—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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