How to Use complete in a Sentence

complete

1 of 2 adjective

• He spoke in complete sentences.
• They sat in complete silence.
• Yes, some soups can be a complete meal.
  — Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Nov. 2025
• At worst, a complete shut-out of the eclipse.
  — Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
• That said, this is about as complete a team as there is in the league.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
• Blue lost his first start, then won eight in a row, all complete games.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
• The goal is no longer complete control of the brand.
  — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2026
• The British takeover was complete by the end of the month.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
• Here is a complete list of this year’s winners.
  — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
• This is a complete story to me.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
• Serve with a side of lemony greens to make the meal complete!
  — Taylor Murray, Good Housekeeping, 22 Dec. 2020
• The same instinct that tells her when an art piece is complete.
  — Essence, 24 July 2022
• When the works will be complete is anyone’s guess.
  — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
• Take a look at the complete story.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• And yet Phase 1 is still not complete.
  — Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
• For the complete set of winners, click here.
  — Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• No spring wardrobe is complete without a nice pair of linen pants.
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
• Add some dark chocolate chips for a more complete trail mix.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
• Check out the band’s complete list of tour dates below.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
• But the club is anything but complete.
  — Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
• The restaurant will be open for lunch, too, when staffing is complete.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• Now, two years later, the work is more than three-fourths complete.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2022
• See the complete list of winners.
  — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
• This team, so far, appears more complete.
  — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
• The rest of our flight felt like a first date, complete with dinner and a movie.
  — Martha L. Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
• If that is true, then my work—or, rather, James’s work—is complete.
  — Jim Ross, WSJ, 13 July 2018
• Dear Jay Norvell, try not to be a complete @#$&%# jerk.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
• The Eagles’ win was a complete team win.
  — Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 28 May 2026
• Once Moretz puts on her cowboy hat, the look is complete.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
• No hardscape list would be complete with the mention of a pool.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026

complete

2 of 2 verb

• The project took four months to complete.
• The new baby completed their family.
• Her latest purchase completes her collection.
• The quarterback completed 12 out of 15 passes.
• How long did the Q bridge take to complete?
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
• Scouts have had the chance to complete the new badges for about a week now.
  — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
• More than half of the deals were completed this month.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
• The city hasn't said when that study will be completed.
  — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
• The project would likely take three years to complete.
  — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
• When a task is completed, fill in the open space with the red pen.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2019
• Amtrak planned for the train to complete its trip once the tracks were cleared.
  — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2022
• When a judge hung a gold medal around my neck, the weight of it completed me.
  — Emi Nietfeld, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2019
• Black footie soles, a high white collar and stretchy black hat complete the look.
  — Lisa Levine, Variety, 3 Oct. 2022
• Muncy slipped while trying to field the ball and could not complete the throw to first base.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022
• The case will be reopened if Depp does not complete the terms.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
• Too many kids read just to take a test or to complete an assignment.
  — James E. Causey, jsonline.com, 19 Nov. 2020
• How the district plans to complete the season is still up in the air.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2021
• Choose one task to complete and give yourself a break after.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2026
• Pair it with your favorite cream cardigan to complete your look.
  — Michelle Manetti, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
• The new test would take just hours to complete, and cost less than $200.
  — Jessica Zucker, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2020
• One of the mission's goals was to complete the first docking in space.
  — Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
• Stanford’s goal is for all its teams to complete a season this spring.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2021
• Betsy took five years to complete but the restaurant had closed by that time.
  — Gwen Filosa, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
• Or when Schindler had completed his list.
  — Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
• The investor group hopes to complete the purchase this month.
  — Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• Since then, each city along the route has completed portions of the trail.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
• Projects can take her upwards of a month to complete, sometimes longer.
  — Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2022
• The process can be completed within weeks, rather than months or years.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2020
• Five more blasts are needed to complete work on the site, the statement said.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2023
• For so many of the footwear looks, a striking sock completed the look.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025