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
I'm talking pithy smoked meat-themed aprons, very strong thoughts on marbling and smoke, the whole nine yards.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2022
I was raised in church — Sunday school, bell choir, church choir, vacation Bible school, youth group, work camp, the whole nine yards.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2021
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