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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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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When fully charged, the lights will last for up to eight hours.
—Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2023
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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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Stump: The ones that see the light of day are the ones that are fully completed.
—William Earl, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
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Just 7% of CEOs believe fully remote work will be the norm in the long term.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
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And then, all at once, the idea for a radio series came to him fully-formed.
—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 18 Nov. 2022
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Plus, once fully charged, the device can run for up to 55 minutes at a time.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
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Most chicken thighs will need about 25 minutes to fully bake in the oven.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
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The 4-bed, 6-bath mansion is fully furnished and sits on about 11 acres.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
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And once fully charged, the vacuum can run for a max of 25 minutes.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
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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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The best part is that the entire piece comes fully assembled.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
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Put the bottle in the freezer and wait several hours to fully chill.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2024
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He then got lost and realized he was not fully prepared to be in the woods alone.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.
—Ben Dowsett, Wired News, 21 Apr. 2025
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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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All of the liquid for the rice was fully absorbed as well, and even though the oven is large, it was perfectly cooked.
—Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023
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The cobbler should be lightly browned on top, and the batter should no longer look wet when fully cooked.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
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The seats feature fully lie-flat beds and closing doors.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Yet, the British and French never got a chance to fully implement their plan.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
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The key would be not fully enclosing the track giving emissions and sound a place to go.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The term mindfulness refers to the ability to be fully in the present moment.
—Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
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Still, Irani says the port — which last year had its best year ever — should fully rebound.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
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Return apples to skillet: Add the apples back to the skillet, and stir to fully coat.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
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Today, the average date night tends to be a bit more than just dinner and a movie, something that Donald is fully aware of.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 15 May 2025
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That was always my big fear about this season — that as exciting as the early episodes were, those high-profile exits were diluting the cast and leaving us with players that we, as viewers, were not fully invested in.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
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