full-scale
Example Sentences
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An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Despite the clashes, Washington and Tehran appear eager to avoid a return to full-scale war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“While the United States and Iran have been in negotiation gridlock for a while, the fact that a full-scale escalation has not materialised should be a sign of comfort by itself.”
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Modern Warfare 4, due out 23 October, partly follows South Korean soldiers battling a full-scale North Korean invasion.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The most important new elements were Japan’s first metal tools, of iron, and its first undisputed full-scale agriculture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
