diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b68822e50..2c19bb199 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ While all _Major_ releases should be reviewed, our only _large_ releases are **v
 - **[change]** - tag text by default on .concat('')
 - **[change]** - allow changing term prePunctuation
 - **[new]** - .wrap() method
+- **[new]** - .isFull() method
 -->
 
 #### 14.6.0 [Oct 2022]
diff --git a/scratch.js b/scratch.js
index 89fbe700a..b53217885 100644
--- a/scratch.js
+++ b/scratch.js
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@ let txt = ''
 
 
 // bug 3
-let doc = nlp("Dr. John Smith-McDonald...")
-let opts = {
-  keepPunct: false,
-  abbreviations: false,
-  case: false,
-}
-console.log(doc.text(opts))
+// let doc = nlp("Dr. John Smith-McDonald...?")
+// let opts = {
+//   keepPunct: false,
+//   abbreviations: false,
+//   case: false,
+// }
+// console.log(doc.text(opts))
 
 
+let doc = nlp('one two three. four five')
+console.log(doc.isFull())
+
 let arr = [
   // "keep a cool head",
   "petsmart application?",
diff --git a/src/API/methods/utils.js b/src/API/methods/utils.js
index 5b14379d0..f9fb361ed 100644
--- a/src/API/methods/utils.js
+++ b/src/API/methods/utils.js
@@ -111,6 +111,27 @@ const utils = {
     }, 0)
   },
 
+  // is the pointer the full sentence?
+  isFull: function () {
+    let ptrs = this.pointer
+    if (!ptrs) {
+      return true
+    }
+    let document = this.document
+    for (let i = 0; i < ptrs.length; i += 1) {
+      let [n, start, end] = ptrs[i]
+      // it's not the start
+      if (n !== i || start !== 0) {
+        return false
+      }
+      // it's too short
+      if (document[n].length > end) {
+        return false
+      }
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+
 }
 utils.group = utils.groups
 utils.fullSentence = utils.fullSentences
diff --git a/tests/one/misc/isFull.test.js b/tests/one/misc/isFull.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8558af42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/one/misc/isFull.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import test from 'tape'
+import nlp from '../_lib.js'
+const here = '[one/isFull] '
+
+test('isFull :', function (t) {
+  let doc = nlp('one two three. four five. six seven eight. nine')
+  t.equal(doc.isFull(), true, here + 'full')
+
+  let m = doc.match('four five')
+  t.equal(m.isFull(), false, here + 'part')
+
+  m = doc.terms()
+  t.equal(m.isFull(), false, here + 'terms')
+
+  m = doc.harden()
+  t.equal(m.isFull(), true, here + 'harden')
+
+  m = m.eq(2)
+  t.equal(m.isFull(), false, here + 'eq')
+
+  doc.remove('four')
+  t.equal(doc.isFull(), true, here + 'remove')
+  doc.remove('five')
+  t.equal(doc.isFull(), true, here + 'remove2')
+
+  m = doc.terms().all()
+  t.equal(m.isFull(), true, here + 'all')
+  t.end()
+})