at all
adverb
: in any way or respect : to the least extent or degree : under any circumstances
doesn't smoke at all
Examples of at all in a Sentence
wasn't at all pleased with the way the family portrait came out
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The Iranian regime shut down the Internet, and there's no access to the Internet, and there is no freedom of speech at all.
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Erin Jones, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Coach Dan Hurley determined before the game that, if at all possible, his senior and captain would play the whole 40 minutes.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Still, that the CEO of a major automaker would consider it at all underscores how far ahead China has moved in the space — and how much catching up domestic automakers still have to do.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Every winter, so many people come into town, exposing us to maybe the cutting edge of the art world at all times.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Erin Jones, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Coach Dan Hurley determined before the game that, if at all possible, his senior and captain would play the whole 40 minutes.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Still, that the CEO of a major automaker would consider it at all underscores how far ahead China has moved in the space — and how much catching up domestic automakers still have to do.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Every winter, so many people come into town, exposing us to maybe the cutting edge of the art world at all times.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20all. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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