How to Use the whole/entire way in a Sentence

the whole/entire way

noun
Definition of the whole/entire waynext
  • One big change from the script was the voiceover the whole way through.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
  • At the same time, both stop short of going the whole way.
    — Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • The baby girl slept the whole way there, the Christian Concern said.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Been on the bandwagon the whole way and not leaving now.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
  • 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
  • Always wanted to drive or bike the whole way around Crater Lake?
    — oregonlive, 12 July 2023
  • 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
  • And West, 57, had to lug two large bags of his belongings the entire way.
    — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Our approach to this, the whole way through, has been very bold and different.
    — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 24 Sep. 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
  • Longhorns led almost the whole way and seemed ready to break it open several times.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Kristóf Milák had led the entire way to that point, but Marchand rode a wave of French cheers to take the lead and set a new Olympic record in the race.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 31 July 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
  • Ann will pick them up with a thumb and an index finger, holding her nose the whole way.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ezekiel cried the whole way home, according to David Burnett.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2022
  • And to me the really impressive thing with him was just owning it the whole way.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • And the price, puppy dog-like, followed the closing discount the whole way, rising 28%.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The curious pup follows with its tail still wagging the whole way.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Shave this seven minute fake-out stretch off, and I’d be riveted the entire way through.
    — Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Led by Williams, France used its swarming defense and some timely shots to stay right with the Americans the whole way down the stretch.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Nicole wailed and sobbed the whole way until Lexy, short for Alexis, finally held her close.
    — Anastasia Dawson, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Musketeers got off to a good start, built a lead, sustained it, and saw it through, 87-72, with the Butler Bulldogs nipping at their heels the whole way.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2022
  • This was Lionel Messi’s World Cup tournament, the whole way through.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Dec. 2022

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