How to Use every inch of in a Sentence

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  • Move with purpose and speed over every inch of the court.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • On land, ice, rock, tundra and sky fill every inch of the frame.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
  • In best-on-best hockey, every inch of space is earned and fought for.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Over that time every inch of their home was touched, with the two doing 90% of the work themselves.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Or, get wild with it and cover every inch of your body.
    — Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The dress is a floor length, long sleeve gown adorned with sequins on every inch of the garment.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Off Has his love of golf started taking over every inch of the home?
    — Emily Rochotte, townandcountrymag.com, 12 June 2023
  • Steps away is the Race Control room and its wall of screens covering every inch of the track.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
  • And, don’t forget to stock up on packing cubes to make the most of every inch of luggage space.
    — Rachael Green, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The clips play on every inch of the 360-degree theater, including the floor.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The stakes are lower in Spain than in France, so the desire to control every inch of the course is less intense.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
  • Hang a garland over double sinks in the bathroom to bring the winter vibes to every inch of your home.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Of course, not every inch of the house was optimized for just children.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The goal is to brown every inch of the chicken and if the cutlets are overlapping, that can’t happen.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • For a decade, the federal government had fought them every inch of the way.
    — WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Honestly, every inch of making the show was just a dream…so yes.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 May 2025
  • Most of that should come from John and not me because he’s really been over every inch of this show.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2024
  • For over an hour, Diana watched while the lions explored every inch of her purse with their mouths and paws.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Other than the ferry ride, the participants would have to run or walk every inch of the course.
    — Longreads, 9 July 2024
  • Strip the sheets and examine every inch of your mattress.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 July 2024
  • Neither team cheats for offense, every inch of ice is hard-earned.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The Lakers led by as much as 26 in the first half, with their superstar commanding every inch of the court.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Dems own every inch of every ill our nation is facing.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
  • My father tells me later that debris covered every inch of the street that led to our house.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The flat iron is two inches wide and features a floating plate, so every inch of your hair is flattened and silky.
    — Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The versatile teardrop shape has every inch of your face covered.
    — Holly Carter, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
  • To ensure every inch of your floors are spotless, the brush head has LED headlights for a clear cleaning path.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2023
  • This sea-like scent goes in your hair and all over your sweet, sweet bod to hydrate and fragrance every inch of wherever.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The Thunder employed a swarming defense and used every inch of their collective reach to record 10.3 steals per game, the most by any NBA team in a season this century.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
  • With multiple trails to choose from, visitors can spend an entire day, weekend or vacation seeing every inch of the state park.
    — USA Today, 11 June 2025

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