thorough-going
Example Sentences
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Against that background, Hamilton says, "The government gives every impression that this is going to be a thorough-going review leading to major changes."
From Science Magazine • Aug. 28, 2019
Kyle was a thorough-going patriot who never stopped believing completely in his mission and, as written by Jason Hall, this film respects that.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2014
The new conversation seeks nothing less than to know the world by means of a thorough-going understanding of other people, and this can be achieved by talking to them at length about thought-provoking matters.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2014
The reinstallation is most thorough-going in the fourth-floor galleries, devoted to art since 1940.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2011
I bought them complete because it was thorough-going, I did not trust the editors of selections to choose all the best.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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