How to Use exhaustive in a Sentence

exhaustive

adjective
Definition of exhaustivenext
Synonyms for exhaustivenext
  • The list was long but not exhaustive.
  • The effort to get to the bottom of the case is exhaustive.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • This is not exhaustive, but the rough sketch of things.
    — Christy Tending, Longreads, 2 Feb. 2023
  • This is not an exhaustive list, but for the most part, the clues are in the names themselves.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The pre-draft process was an exhaustive one for Jensen.
    — The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The second round of the Colts’ exhaustive search for a new head coach is taking shape.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The pilot kicks off with an exhaustive montage of the first two films.
    — Joshua Alston, Variety, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, that’s not an exhaustive list, so here are our best gift ideas for Mom.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Here is the recent, exhaustive, NYT piece on the tunnels.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Here is the full exhaustive legal document of the award.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • An exhaustive search effort turned up no sign of him, and he has also not been found.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • As this exhaustive and engaging work shows, that would be a tragedy for us all.
    — Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • The test, devised by the British biotech company Hyris, is far from exhaustive.
    — Melissa Healy, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Day Before the Exam Resist the urge to engage in exhaustive last-minute studying.
    — Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
  • So this is just a small, yet very exhaustive, attempt to add to that narrative.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s our exhausting, non-exhaustive list of all the yarn George Santos has spun.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
  • But here the story was based on exhaustive research in the real-life Herrhausen.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2023
  • This is by no means an exhaustive list, as there are many other standards out there.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
  • After an exhaustive search, Henson found one in 2018 and later that year was able to get chest surgery.
    — Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 14 Sep. 2023
  • That’s not just because no one has the time—or the funding, or the imperative—to do an exhaustive search throughout the Great Basin.
    — Jared Farmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Here’s a primer—not an exhaustive list—of some brands that are reducing their impacts.
    — Samuel McMain, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2022
  • In a recorded March 2021 phone call that was entered as evidence in the Curling case, Hall said the team’s work was exhaustive.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • It was found by an employee after an exhaustive search and hours of the couple and staff members digging in the snow.
    — Jenny Block, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Each of these products shined in our exhaustive testing.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • This is not an exhaustive list – there are several such funds.
    — Rick Miller, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Motomami is the closest anyone has gotten to the exhaustive Rolodex of sounds living in her brain.
    — Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2022
  • This is not an exhaustive list, but these are some of the most popular and well-researched supplements.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • As the Steam Deck is still a fairly new gaming platform, this is far from an exhaustive list of everything that works with it.
    — WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
  • This is not an exhaustive list of the incredible work that’s being done in the Southern United States.
    — Becca Andrews, ELLE, 17 Nov. 2022
  • In addition, the list of available sports below is by no means exhaustive.
    — Gary Pearson | Catena Media, al, 27 Oct. 2022

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