all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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This points, perhaps, to a problem in the way Americans have been framing the naked body all along. Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025 In a shocking twist, Golyar had been impersonating Farver all along. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 Fortunately, like most coffee making equipment, great grinders don’t need to break the bank, with excellent options existing all along the price spectrum. Jack Byram, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025 And Framingham has really been a leader all along in understanding the process of aging in every organ system in the body. Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2025.

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all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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