How to Use comprehensive in a Sentence

comprehensive

adjective
  • The Pentagon said the new study was one of the largest and most comprehensive to date.
    Tara Copp, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The state also plans to conduct a comprehensive review of the plan this fall.
    Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2022
  • So the first thing to know is that this is not going to be a comprehensive history of the war on drugs.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • This is the most comprehensive bill to come out of all those discussions.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Passing a comprehensive tax bill for the first time in three decades is difficult in the best of times.
    Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2017
  • That's part of the comprehensive approach to this outbreak.
    ABC News, 26 Dec. 2021
  • That avoids the requirement for a sync right, because the whole point is to be comprehensive.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Google's Voice Match is the more comprehensive of the two, though.
    Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 3 June 2019
  • But Democrats want a comprehensive bill that is broad in scope and costs trillions.
    Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2021
  • This is where that comprehensive review of your finances can come in handy.
    Kevin L. Matthews Ii, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2022
  • To date, no such comprehensive list or database has been found.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
  • But the ancient approach tends to be more comprehensive.
    Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Here is a more comprehensive list from the county fair's website.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Few stones are left unturned in this comprehensive book.
    Sara Zeff Geber, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • This isn’t a comprehensive list, and not all of the movies are appropriate for all age groups.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Browse our comprehensive best bedding list for sheets and pillows that fit your needs.
    Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Fifth is the menu that the prime minister herself favours: a deep and comprehensive free-trade deal.
    The Economist, 22 July 2017
  • This isn't a comprehensive list but hopefully will serve as a start.
    Michella Oré, Allure, 21 July 2021
  • Trump used the data as just one aspect of a comprehensive case for an economy that has thrived on his watch.
    David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Estancia is the last of the district’s four comprehensive high schools to have an Olympic-size pool.
    Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Here, a comprehensive list of the best teen romance movies on Netflix.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But the battle for comprehensive gun reform isn't won yet.
    Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 21 June 2022
  • This is the most comprehensive study of its kind ever conducted.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 29 July 2021
  • That would make the website far more comprehensive than anything that exists now.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2021
  • For the most comprehensive help, buy his books listed below!
    Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Read on for a comprehensive look at breakouts, what's causing them, and how to treat them.
    Kelsey Castañon, Seventeen, 4 Dec. 2018
  • It’s a business built on some of the most comprehensive and long-running datasets in the health care industry.
    Mario Aguilar, STAT, 8 July 2022
  • No comprehensive data exists on how many buildings need to comply with the new law.
    Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune, 10 July 2021
  • The process made this comprehensive package even better.
    courier-journal.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Nor does the documentary make any claims to be comprehensive.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2017

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