run the gamut

phrase

: to encompass an entire range of something

Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.

Examples of run the gamut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The food items from Walmart and other national brands run the gamut from Thanksgiving staples like turkey and stuffing to mini marshmallows. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The catalog of miracles run the gamut from utopian—such as curing cancer—to the mundane, including shorter lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles and easier access to government services for job seekers. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Those challenges run the gamut from softness in end-of-cycle-shoe product lines to too many promotions. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

To reveal more of Okita’s endlessly surprising and playfully ambiguous script would be to rob audiences of the film’s numerous pleasures, which run the gamut from hearty belly-laughs to heartbreaking melodrama. — James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for run the gamut

• dammit