all told
adverb
: with everything or everyone taken into account : in all
expecting eight guests all told
Synonyms
Examples of all told in a Sentence
all told, we made $14.64
Recent Examples on the Web
And so, all told, RCS coming to iPhone with iOS 18 is interesting but—absent that surprise change—does not alter the status quo much at all—we’ll find out more at June’s WWDC.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Spokespeople for the four banks all told Reuters that the 10 Equator Principles would continue to inform their work, but climate advocates find the move concerning, according to reporting by the Guardian.
—Holly Ojalvo, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Still, all told, in 2022, 15 journalists were killed in Ukraine, according to the CPJ.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
Yet Israeli, Palestinian, and Western analysts all told us, emphatically, that in the Middle East the winner of the propaganda war is Hamas.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
The terrorism-sponsoring regime will reportedly gain access, all told, to $15.5 billion — a doozy of a number.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 21 Sep. 2023
Booksellers, publicists, and friends all told me about her way with children off the page.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
The estimates vary, but all told, only a minute percentage of victims ever see their money again.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
These are grand themes, some of-the-moment and others timeless, but all told through the medium of play courtesy of two separate groups of local designers.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Zak Doffman, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Spokespeople for the four banks all told Reuters that the 10 Equator Principles would continue to inform their work, but climate advocates find the move concerning, according to reporting by the Guardian.
—Holly Ojalvo, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Still, all told, in 2022, 15 journalists were killed in Ukraine, according to the CPJ.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
Yet Israeli, Palestinian, and Western analysts all told us, emphatically, that in the Middle East the winner of the propaganda war is Hamas.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
The terrorism-sponsoring regime will reportedly gain access, all told, to $15.5 billion — a doozy of a number.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 21 Sep. 2023
Booksellers, publicists, and friends all told me about her way with children off the page.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
The estimates vary, but all told, only a minute percentage of victims ever see their money again.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
These are grand themes, some of-the-moment and others timeless, but all told through the medium of play courtesy of two separate groups of local designers.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near all told
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“All told.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20told. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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