full-bore
Example Sentences
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“Not only has he not done that, he’s gone full-bore the other way.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
It is a full-bore, 2022-like, Leonardo-DiCaprio-in-The-Revenant-style crypto winter — set into motion by factors ranging from excess leverage to widespread profit-taking by OGs,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Japan has a tiny Christian majority and Christmas is a secular festival of full-bore consumerism complete with Santa, gifts and streetlights.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Eventually she became a full-bore phillumenist, the technical term for matchbook collectors.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023
The next night around three, Mary Lou ran through the jungle full-bore, relishing the freedom.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
