every inch

Example Sentences

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It stung her eyes, went up her nose, filled her throat, thundered in her ears, and covered every inch of her skin.

From Literature

In this deeply divided land so much is contested; from the identities and faiths of the people who live here, to every inch of the ground they stand on.

From BBC

By the time his competitors got their oil out of the ground, Rockefeller owned every inch of infrastructure between the wellhead and the kerosene lamp.

From MarketWatch

She was every inch of her a lady.

From Literature

But every inch of progress matters, every battle won is preventing our home world from becoming just a little worse.

From Salon