run the gamut
idiom
: to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.
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The hotel’s 134 rooms run the gamut from pensive perches over the canal to positively palatial Houses, of which there are five in total.
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
And while the scale of the typical wedding can run the gamut, from an intimate ceremony on a white sandy beach to a mammoth production at a five-star venue, what doesn't change is the attention to detail and cultural personalization that goes into every element of the big day.
—Sonakshi Sharma, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
The following picks run the gamut from comfy, warm, wicking, from long-sleeve pajamas to short sets, and from pima cotton to washable silk.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
These explorations may run the gamut — as its founders say, Pageant programs artists, not works — but a questing spirit is always intact.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
And while the scale of the typical wedding can run the gamut, from an intimate ceremony on a white sandy beach to a mammoth production at a five-star venue, what doesn't change is the attention to detail and cultural personalization that goes into every element of the big day.
—Sonakshi Sharma, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
The following picks run the gamut from comfy, warm, wicking, from long-sleeve pajamas to short sets, and from pima cotton to washable silk.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
These explorations may run the gamut — as its founders say, Pageant programs artists, not works — but a questing spirit is always intact.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run the gamut
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“Run the gamut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20gamut. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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