How to Use the whole/entire way in a Sentence

the whole/entire way

noun
  • One big change from the script was the voiceover the whole way through.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
  • He's been like a big brother to me the whole way through my life.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Kept trying to suck on my shirt and my beard the whole way to the pet store.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
  • Jefferson got off the blocks fast and didn’t give up the lead the whole way through.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
  • Our approach to this, the whole way through, has been very bold and different.
    Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Ann will pick them up with a thumb and an index finger, holding her nose the whole way.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The two sets played had to go into a tiebreaker, which was neck and neck the entire way.
    Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Always wanted to drive or bike the whole way around Crater Lake?
    oregonlive, 12 July 2023
  • The curious pup follows with its tail still wagging the whole way.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • And my mom was like, 'This is terrible,' not feeling the whole way.
    Grace Harrington, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • But the trade-off is worth it, with spectacular views the whole way up and down its switchbacks.
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 18 July 2024
  • There's been a lot of change, and the entire way of doing things has changed on the offensive side.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And to me the really impressive thing with him was just owning it the whole way.
    Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The senior read the play the whole way, coming in for a sliding catch to close the inning and keep the game even.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The contest was a nail-biter the whole way, with no lead exceeding double digits.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Keep the elbow of your pulling arm close to the body the whole way; make sure your stable arm stays completely straight.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
  • The baby girl slept the whole way there, the Christian Concern said.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Ezekiel cried the whole way home, according to David Burnett.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2022
  • There were people that doubted me the whole way, but there were people that believed in me no matter what.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
  • And West, 57, had to lug two large bags of his belongings the entire way.
    Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Shave this seven minute fake-out stretch off, and I’d be riveted the entire way through.
    Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Hobbling in a black orthopedic boot, Hawkins marched the whole way with the help of a four-pronged cane.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Towards the end of the first phase, the researchers noticed two species of seabream fish would follow Soller the whole way.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Nicole wailed and sobbed the whole way until Lexy, short for Alexis, finally held her close.
    Anastasia Dawson, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • But the labor of ascending Anaka is far from exalting, and the men curse it the whole way.
    David Denby, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And the price, puppy dog-like, followed the closing discount the whole way, rising 28%.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Nick Suzuki had the game on his stick in overtime, and Stolarz stuck with him the whole way, stretching his pads.
    Omar White, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Sean Payton walked the length of the visitors’ sideline here with cameras flanking him the whole way.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Working with Casey and with Doug again after all those years, and Apple was just amazing the whole way.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Carolina lost Wilson all alone in front of the net, but Andersen was on top of this play the entire way.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 19 May 2025

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