How to Use have/know all the answers in a Sentence

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  • This is the time of year when the Bruins seem to have all the answers.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • And the Democrats don't have all the answers, and vice versa.
    — NBC News, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Even the most devout of founders don’t have all the answers.
    — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • For the first time, leaders didn’t have all the answers.
    — Leena Nair, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2021
  • There’s so much pressure put on us to have all the answers.
    — Andrea Small, Quartz, 17 May 2022
  • The draft gurus do not always have all the answers, of course.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
  • You are not supposed to have all the answers to what the future will look like right now.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2021
  • While college students may not have all the answers, for the most part, this smart speaker does.
    — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Traore, who had to consult with advisers, did not have all the answers.
    — Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
  • You aren’t meant to have all the answers right now, but make sure to explore, stay curious, and test out your options.
    — Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2022
  • You’re allowed not to know all the answers, no matter what others expect from you.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024
  • Kapral had plenty of questions, but Dr. Neulander seemed to have all the answers.
    — CBS News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Leaders rarely have all the answers or full context, and that is perfectly ok.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The accelerator didn't have all the answers to the ultimate question of what the universe is made of, and it wasn't supposed to.
    — Samia Bouzid, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
  • One way to alienate employees is by pretending to have all the answers.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 May 2022
  • Our friends at Reviewed have all the answers on enjoying the holiday.
    — John Riley, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Create a space where everyone feels heard and valued, without pressure to have all the answers.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Offer Help and Advice Remember, you're not expected to have all the answers.
    — Quora, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • So new mothers don’t necessarily have all the answers right away.
    — Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022
  • That doesn’t mean CEOs need to pick a party or have all the answers to eliminating hyperpolarization.
    — Bruce Usher, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Both on the show and in his stand-up, Carmichael had cultivated a persona as a clever but mischievous thinker with curveball takes on hot-button issues — someone who didn’t have all the answers, but certainly a lot of them.
    — Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022
  • This beginner’s mindset releases you from having to have all the answers, from knowing everything.
    — Amy Lafko, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Give yourself permission not to have all the answers immediately.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
  • This individual doesn’t need to have all the answers but should have the resources and knowledge to find them, keeping product development aligned with data privacy regulations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Uniformity was prized over cultivating personal strengths, and appearing to have all the answers took precedence over lifelong learning.
    — Accenture, Quartz, 9 Aug. 2022

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