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

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

Judge Marlowe Sommer said during the hearing, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., that giving Ms. Gutierrez-Reed less than the full sentence would be a “pass” that she did not deserve, citing the jail calls as evidence of a lack of remorse.

From New York Times

Judge Marlowe Sommer said during the hearing that giving Ms. Gutierrez-Reed less than the full sentence would be a “pass” that she did not deserve, citing the jail calls as evidence of a lack of remorse.

From New York Times