throughout
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,249 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,781 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
preposition
- in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
throughout in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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This announcement produced no little sensation throughout the world.
Freeland: A Social Anticipation · Theodor Hertzka · Chapter 1
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And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Now the wooers clamoured throughout the shadowy halls, and each one uttered a prayer to be her bedfellow.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 2
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There was a mixture of many strains in the capital of Ohio, as there was throughout the State.
My First Visit to New England, and Others · William Dean Howells · Chapter 1
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For Destiny never swerves Nor yields to men the helm; He shoots his thought, by hidden nerves, Throughout the solid realm.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1