run the gamut
idiom
: to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.
Examples of run the gamut in a Sentence
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Pintxos—the Basque answer to tapas—run the gamut from a humble toothpick stacked with anchovies and olives to a cheffy seared scallop swimming in ajoblanco and espresso vinaigrette.
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 25 Apr. 2024
Over the past couple of years, the 43-year-old actor’s looks have run the gamut from clean-shaven and polished to long and scruffy — some of which have incited internet frenzy.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
The few apps that are available run the gamut between difficult to use and almost too easy.
—Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Its meanings run the gamut from the negative to the positive, from the overpowering to the mysterious, from anarchy to sublimity.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Highlights include three main dining rooms, a three-story atrium, and, of course, ample activities and programming, which run the gamut from basketball courts and pajama movie nights for kids to karaoke and an onboard nightclub.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
Residents have run the gamut of alternative methods of deterring bear intrusions.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Parents, not state bureaucrats or school administrators, best understand their children’s educational strengths and needs, which run the gamut from specific subjects to physical activity to home economics.
—John Tillman, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
The game’s inspirations run the gamut from Skyrim, Dungeons & Dragons, The Lord of the Rings, and all the other obvious touchstones of the fantasy genre, but the art direction and lore never coalesce into anything substantial.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Saveur Editors, Saveur, 25 Apr. 2024
Over the past couple of years, the 43-year-old actor’s looks have run the gamut from clean-shaven and polished to long and scruffy — some of which have incited internet frenzy.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
The few apps that are available run the gamut between difficult to use and almost too easy.
—Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Its meanings run the gamut from the negative to the positive, from the overpowering to the mysterious, from anarchy to sublimity.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Highlights include three main dining rooms, a three-story atrium, and, of course, ample activities and programming, which run the gamut from basketball courts and pajama movie nights for kids to karaoke and an onboard nightclub.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
Residents have run the gamut of alternative methods of deterring bear intrusions.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Parents, not state bureaucrats or school administrators, best understand their children’s educational strengths and needs, which run the gamut from specific subjects to physical activity to home economics.
—John Tillman, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
The game’s inspirations run the gamut from Skyrim, Dungeons & Dragons, The Lord of the Rings, and all the other obvious touchstones of the fantasy genre, but the art direction and lore never coalesce into anything substantial.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
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