How to Use full-scale in a Sentence

full-scale

adjective
  • Neither side seems to want full-scale war.
    Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • China has not fought a full-scale war in more than four decades.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Even after the full-scale war began.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Burke vowed to add a full-scale women’s team from that day onward.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • All that changed last year with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • Will Trump launch a full-scale invasion?
    John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Since the full-scale invasion, airspace over Ukraine is closed.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024
  • But, starting a full-scale restaurant takes a lot of money.
    Ella Gonzales may 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • Despite this, a full-scale cleanup had been delayed until now.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In all of these arguments, the prospect of a full-scale war functions as a pressure test.
    Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The researchers have not announced plans for a full-scale prototype.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Neither wants a resumption of full-scale war, yet threats are flying.
    Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
  • Yet Putin’s full-scale assault on Ukraine forced far greater soul-searching.
    Jane Gottlieb, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • These attacks raise the threat of another outbreak of a full-scale civil war.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ace’s first full-scale club will open in the second quarter this year in Miami.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And at this moment, all signs are pointing to a quick retool versus a full-scale rebuild.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That came three years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The full-scale fitness center offers a daily slate of group classes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • The 4,000-square-foot space will house the full-scale restaurant and special event space.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That’s when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
  • As such, the likelihood that the ceasefire will give way to full-scale war remains high, in our opinion.
    Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
  • But will today's results be enough to launch a full-scale leadership challenge?
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • The show is accompanied by Cowin’s first full-scale monograph.
    Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The country plunged into a full-scale civil war as the protests turned into an armed rebellion.
    Mostafa Salem and Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Most of those surgeries have come since Russia's full-scale invasion three-and-a-half years ago.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this month, Redman again pitched full-scale repeal.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Well, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine was the absolute game changer in all of this.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Aaron Glenn is doing a full-scale rebuild of his coaching staff after one season.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026

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