How to Use full-term in a Sentence
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Many full-term babies lose all their lanugo before they are born, but some do not.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 8 July 2024
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There will be two full-term spots open on the library and public art commission.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
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Lynch was the only non-incumbent running for a full-term seat.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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The baby, who was the couple’s first child, had been delivered full-term.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
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The first was a baby girl, born full-term and healthy in August 2024.
—Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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But in about 3% to 4% of pregnancies, the baby remains breech even at full-term.
—Maria Carter, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
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Blair was the only candidate in the special election who also ran for the full-term seat.
—CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
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This is compared to full-term births, which are those delivered at 39 to 40 weeks.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2024
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In each mother, one embryo took hold and proceeded to a full-term pregnancy.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Voters will select two candidates to fill full-term council spots and one for a two-year, partial term.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
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The sharp howls after a patient traveling from abroad presented with a full-term fetal demise?
—Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
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The cause of death has not been determined, though investigators said the baby was full-term when he was found.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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Here are some possibilities for who might run to be Charlotte’s next full-term mayor.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
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The city is looking to fill one full-term seat on the Parks and Recreation Commission.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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The trajectory of her life was far less certain than for a full-term infant who went straight home after delivery.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Romero said some might not even care enough to vote in the special election, instead just directing their attention to the full-term race.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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March of Dimes also found first-year medical costs run roughly four times higher for preterm infants than for full-term ones.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
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Seven months later, my son Kai was born full-term and completely unaffected by the surgery.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
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Voters could cast ballots multiple times before November to fill both a short-term and full-term seat.
—Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
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Being home with a preemie baby is very different than bringing a full-term baby home from the hospital.
—Jasmine Roth, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Three candidates are running for the temporary seat and four candidates are vying for the full-term contest.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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There is one full-term opening each on the parks and recreation, heritage preservation and traffic safety commissions.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
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The scans found that her uterus was empty, but a nearly full-term fetus in an amniotic sac was hiding in a small space in her abdomen, near her liver.
—Laura Ungar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
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It’s also dosed by a baby’s weight, so larger, full-term infants could require multiple injections.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
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And 20 months after that, my identical twin daughters, Ryan and Reese, arrived—healthy and full-term.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
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In September, Stewart traveled across county lines to deliver her healthy and full-term little girl.
—Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
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Her daughter Elayna was born weighing 1 pound, 3 ounces, far below the 7 pounds of a typical full-term baby.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 22 June 2023
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The baby, determined to have been full-term and most likely male, was likely garroted with twine shortly after he was born, Oliver said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
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Last year between both programs, Care Ring served 1,200 families, and all babies were born at a healthy weight and at full-term.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
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There are two full-term seats available on the Planning Commission; those terms end on March 31, 2030.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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