by/from all accounts
idiom
: according to all of the different descriptions of something
By all accounts, the band put on a great show.
She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.
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Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
With all due respect to Monangai, who by all accounts is a tough player and a good dude who will bust his tail to squeeze every drop of potential from his NFL journey, this year’s running back class was advertised as one of the deepest and most talented in recent memory.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Winning the league in your first season as a Premier League manager is, by all accounts, really hard.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The reporter asked about the St. Louis election board, a dysfunctional organization that, by all accounts, Martin had helped turn around in the mid-2000s.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
With all due respect to Monangai, who by all accounts is a tough player and a good dude who will bust his tail to squeeze every drop of potential from his NFL journey, this year’s running back class was advertised as one of the deepest and most talented in recent memory.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Winning the league in your first season as a Premier League manager is, by all accounts, really hard.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The reporter asked about the St. Louis election board, a dysfunctional organization that, by all accounts, Martin had helped turn around in the mid-2000s.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
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“By/from all accounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Ffrom%20all%20accounts. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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