thoroughly
Example Sentences
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Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” is one of the most thoroughly bleak films ever made.
The sources said Ciuffetelli questioned whether the photo amounted to misconduct, but agreed to contact internal affairs after another senior West Valley official insisted it needed to be investigated thoroughly.
From Los Angeles Times
While thoroughly grounded in training and technique as a world champion athlete, there is also superstition and a little bit of music sprinkled in the mix.
From BBC
“We are up to the summer of 1939, eighty-four years ago if my math is correct,” I added, throwing in an arithmetical flourish that thoroughly dispirited her.
From Literature
Parasites can, in part, be avoided by thoroughly washing your hands, as well as any fruit and vegetables, before cooking and eating.
From BBC
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