the whole nine yards

Example Sentences

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"I'm chasing the companies that make those servers that go sit in those data centres, the companies that make the entire air conditioning, the water-cooling system -- the whole nine yards."

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

"Leader, cheerleader, athletic, the whole nine yards," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2022

But a limp bunch of fresh broccoli is me on my worst day — dull, tangled hair, dry skin, stained grey sweatsuit, the whole nine yards.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022

Washington’s football Team is so complete that they Go the whole nine yards.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2020

We could throw it over the head, behind the back, we could catch it through our legs, the whole nine yards.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2018