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 do joke that we’ve all become Shakers, but nobody is trying to actually go the whole nine yards and move up to Sabbathday Lake in Maine.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
Washington’s football Team is so complete that they Go the whole nine yards.
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2020
