How to Use fully in a Sentence
fully
adverb- When will the tree be fully grown?
- The house is fully furnished.
- They will never fully appreciate their luck.
- He fully recovered from the operation.
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William fully backs her on that.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025
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Vise says she was fully clothed.
—Audrey Abrahams, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
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Right now, no one has fully claimed that role.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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Yeah, that doesn’t fully count.
—Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
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When fully charged, the lights will last for up to eight hours.
—Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2023
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When fully charged, the lantern can shine for up to eight hours.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
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Use a garden hose to fully wet the rug.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
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The meat should be fully cooked, with no hint of pink in the juices when pierced.
—Domenica Marchetti, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
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Hose it down with a garden hose to fully wet the rug.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
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That, or fully commit to a canopy bed.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
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The suit has yet to be fully resolved.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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The most common cause is one of the doors is not fully closed.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
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But that does not fully apply here.
—Brett Bultje, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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The moon’s face will be fully shaded from view.
—Nathaniel Levine, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
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My pop-up timer is enough to know if my turkey is fully cooked.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022
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Tree stumps take decades to fully break down and return to the soil.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
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Lift them up; extend your arms fully.
—Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
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His brain must have its own glam squad, because his mind is fully made up.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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The Leo moon asks you to be fully yourself.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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My coaches have fully prepared me for the worst of the worst.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
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The truth is she was fully harnessed and attached to the roof.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
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The leaf canopy is still fully intact so our shadows are much longer.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
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Redick focuses fully on each one at a time.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
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By the end of the quarter, it was fully deployed to a large team.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Both kids needed a doctor to close the wounds fully.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Oblique injuries can be tricky and often take weeks to heal fully.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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