the whole shebang
noun
informal
: the whole thing : everything that is included in something
You can buy the whole shebang for just $50.
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Guests doing the whole shebang, about 700 people, had sailed through the Panama Canal to South America, then on to the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Western Europe.
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Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Read on to learn how Teal Health’s at-home test may help close the screening gap for cervical cancer and make the whole shebang more doable and comfortable for some people.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025
Each comes with its own set of pros and cons: Some take a tiny commission but require you to snap the photos, set the prices, and ship the items to buyers, while others handle the whole shebang but take a bigger cut.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 1 May 2025
This year reused the 2024 ceremony’s fairly ingenious solution to the runtime problem: Just start the whole shebang earlier.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
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Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Read on to learn how Teal Health’s at-home test may help close the screening gap for cervical cancer and make the whole shebang more doable and comfortable for some people.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025
Each comes with its own set of pros and cons: Some take a tiny commission but require you to snap the photos, set the prices, and ship the items to buyers, while others handle the whole shebang but take a bigger cut.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 1 May 2025
This year reused the 2024 ceremony’s fairly ingenious solution to the runtime problem: Just start the whole shebang earlier.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the whole shebang
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