all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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The implication, of course, was that coaches and scouts have been high on Banks all along. Matt Galatzan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 Perhaps the most important aspect of the University of Oxford team’s investigation was determining that the hydrogen present in the meteorite was there all along, not from contamination. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025 So maybe that’s her plane, like that moment was coming all along. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025 And all along, at the same time as being engaged in high-intensity conflict, Birds of Magyar has adopted and adapted new technology. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all along

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of all along was in 1619

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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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