full sentence

American  

noun

Grammar.

1. any sentence the form of which exemplifies the most frequently used structural pattern of a particular language, as, in English, any sentence that contains a subject and a predicate; a sentence from which elliptical sentences may be derived by grammatical transformations.

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Example Sentences

For others, it is a catastrophic failure by the Prison Service as he should be spending the full sentence - life with a minimum term of 40 years - behind bars.

From BBC

I can barely catch a full sentence: Denny’s mom said she’d drive only him . . . but both of them suspended from the bus . . . how I couldn’t stop .

From Literature

But he added his release from prison had saved his life, because he would not have survived his full sentence behind bars in such conditions.

From BBC

No-one told any of the girls, or Kate, that although he served his full sentence, the convictions were later quashed on technical grounds because the judge misdirected the jury.

From BBC

Warren was warned if he commits further offences, including further breaches of the order, he will have to serve the full sentence.

From BBC