How to Use all in a Sentence
- He had to walk all the way home.
- He'll need all the help he can get.
- She works all year round.
- I've been waiting all week to see her.
- Someone took all the candy.
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Pull the paper strip all the way out of the box, and look at the line.
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Ben Finio,
Scientific American,
22 Aug. 2019
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Even if all the dirt didn't come off every stone, they were still left brighter.
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courant.com,
8 Aug. 2019
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South Africa is back in the news yet again for all the wrong reasons.
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Abdi Latif Dahir,
Quartz Africa,
13 Sep. 2019
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Every all-hands meeting starts with comics.
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Sadhna Bokhiria,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Meg lived in the neighborhood and would come in and buy records all the time.
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Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
24 July 2019
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There are all these apps and this idea that there’s someone better out there.
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Caitlin Brody,
Glamour,
20 Apr. 2019
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The serene 116 all-suite rooms are said to be among the largest in the city.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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And there were all these people that kept passing by and passing by.
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Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 June 2019
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To achieve all this, the GOP did not once look across the aisle.
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Nick Martin,
The New Republic,
12 Sep. 2019
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The classic all-white kitchen has been around for more than a century.
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Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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There was an improvement—watch the video for all the details.
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Gordon Mah Ung,
PCWorld,
30 Apr. 2019
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Add some glitz to your all-white look with these pretty silver glitter berries.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Woman's Day,
5 Dec. 2022
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Think of all those runs down to the corner flag in the last few minutes that helped run the clock out.
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Jonathan Tannenwald,
Pro Soccer USA,
29 June 2019
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For all of your senior friends going off to college, this song brings all the feels.
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Katie Robinson,
Seventeen,
20 Feb. 2018
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So what should gun owners, and those thinking about joining us, make of all this?
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Robert Verbruggen,
National Review,
12 Sep. 2019
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As if that weren't enough, the rooftop restaurant has a build-your-own cider bar that'll give you all the fall feels.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
House Beautiful,
13 Sep. 2019
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There’s even a different all-black grille insert.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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His all-or-nothing shot turned out to be a giant dud, flying over the green and across a road.
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Paul Daugherty,
The Enquirer,
27 June 2022
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Of all the efforts that people could make to help the climate, why focus on food?
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Kate Wheeling,
The New Republic,
17 Sep. 2019
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And the runways were filled with all these fantastic people from all over the world.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
13 July 2018
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This all-new recipe from our Test Kitchen is already a hit with readers.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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This all-wicker floor lamp brings a warm, bohemian flair to any living room.
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Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
14 Apr. 2026
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Upon opening the door to the all-marble bathroom, my jaw dropped.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Gone are the days when all-black ensembles were solely for punk-rockers.
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Shelby Comroe,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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But that's not all the 37-year-old did to prepare for her character.
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Jennifer Aldrich,
Country Living,
21 Dec. 2018
- She has traveled all around the world.
- She had buttons all down the side of her dress.
- I forgot all about paying the bill.
- This money will be all yours when I die.
- The kids got all excited when they saw Santa Claus.
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Was that what this was all about?
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T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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That’s what this case was all about.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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That’s what this song is all about.
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Time,
6 May 2026
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The food there is all good and fresh.
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Don’t shy away from an all-pink look.
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Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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This is his do-over and his makeover all at the same time.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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That is a red flag all by itself.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In fact, those were all at least 50-yarders.
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Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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We were all dressed in black raincoats.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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This will all play out in the coming weeks.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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It was all done by myself and my team.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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But this isn’t all about injuries.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The other coach, he’d be all pissed off.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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This all-red room was very much a model for us.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Isn’t this place all about healing?
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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And that was all cool, but that's just awkward.
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Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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That’s what Bernie Sanders is all about.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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And this time, within hours, it was all gone.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Lazar hasn’t played at all; that’s a major tell.
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Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Most of their events take place all across the country.
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Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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His fastest four pitches are all from his last four starts.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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For the first few miles the trail seemed to be all uphill.
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Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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This trade would be all about the young players and the picks.
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Sam Amick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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This may sound a tad scary, but solar eclipses aren’t all bad.
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Aliza Pelto,
Women's Health,
18 May 2023
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Zenith’s newest watch is all about that red, white, and blue.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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