How to Use every bit in a Sentence

every bit

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  • But all that self-promotion costs money, and the next sheriff will have to remove every bit of it.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024
  • For those of us who like to routinely style our hair, this can be especially annoying—spend even five minutes outside, and every bit of effort is replaced by frizz.
    — Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 16 July 2024
  • In space, every bit of liquid is important, and astronauts have long used a water processing system to convert urine into drinking water.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 July 2024
  • The upshot is that the lobby industry, though every bit as parasitic and corrupt as its critics maintain, is not perhaps as formidable as you’ve been told.
    — Timothy Noah, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • Societies have always moved forward through the transfer of knowledge, but not every bit of information gets transferred from one generation to the next.
    — Jaimie Seaton, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
  • Biden’s favorability ratings are every bit as low as Hillary Clinton’s were in 2016 at this point.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
  • The brush cleaned every bit of the clay mask from the bowl and beneath the rim.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And the Cougars needed every bit of that to come away with gold.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
  • The match was every bit as tight and thrilling as the scores indicate.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Give him every bit of blame for the decade-thick darkness that buried the Trojans.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The sun is en route, and with it, a hairstyle that is every bit as light and breezy as the spring season.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
  • And the clock is ticking with every bit of dirt tossed upon them.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
  • Ainge is going to get every bit of that more, and perhaps a bit more.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
  • Just take away the root and a beer float can be every bit as delicious.
    — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • Cabrera played along and seemed to enjoy every bit of it.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Maybe the Nuggets didn’t need every bit of Murray’s triple-double.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Her voice sounds every bit as cool and matter-of-fact as before.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The ones in my garden now glow the most glorious golden yellow and are every bit as showy as the red.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
  • But Oregon State’s defense has looked every bit the part of the unit that led the Pac-12 in most major categories a year ago.
    — oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Our 80-year-old president looks and acts every bit his age.
    — Allysia Finley, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2023
  • But other key parties, above all the Saudis, want it every bit as much.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Jacob deGrom — the Rangers’ first bona fide ace since at least Yu Darvish — looked every bit of his resume.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Outside of the unique shell, these are every bit the same LinkBuds S as the other colors Sony already sells today.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2023
  • But his response was every bit as robust as Mr. Trump’s.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2023
  • In so doing, Murray looked every bit of the player who was taken with first overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.
    — Jack Magruder, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Elle Fanning looked every bit like a modern empress at the premiere of the third season of her series The Great.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2023
  • Opt for any shape with nooks and crannies to catch every bit of that delicious dressing.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 28 May 2024
  • Behind the scenes, the matchup of Jordan and Majors proved every bit as dynamic.
    — Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The Rams re-signed guard Kevin Dotson to a three-year, $48 million contract this week, and Hunt has been every bit as good or better.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Today, the Whites enjoy every bit of their house, yard and especially the pool.
    — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023

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