from head to foot
Example Sentences
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He was tall, stiff-limbed, decked from head to foot in flowing white robes.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2022
On Saturday, a group, apparently made up of women students in black robes that covered them completely from head to foot, demonstrated in Kabul in support of the rules on dress and separate classrooms.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2021
“When you look at Boris’ picture of Kennedy from head to foot, with the kitchen worker leaning over him, that is a completely perfect composition with all the necessary elements,” Bartletti said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
On a visit to Frick in 1919, the dealer René Gimpel said, “Ravens opened the door for me: Frick’s servants, dressed from head to foot in black.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2010
The Gryffindor Quidditch team, spattered with mud from head to foot, was gathered around his bed.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
