for all that
idiom
: in spite of something just mentioned
She sacrificed many nights to study for the exam, but for all that she still failed.
Examples of for all that in a Sentence
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And for all that value, there is the immense popularity.
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Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
Grateful for all that Wahl did to wake up a dormant American audience to the appeal of the beautiful game.
—Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
Calvin Harris is clearing up a rumor once and for all that he was involved in the delay of Rita Ora‘s sophomore album.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2022
The uniqueness and personalization that came with creating her own aroma laid the foundation for all that her fragrance brand is rooted in: nostalgia.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2022
Now the Russians are gone, forced out of his southern city of Kherson, and the 73-year-old is making up for all that lost time.
—Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
Thank you for all that hard work and thank you for sharing with us here today.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
Except for all that, UConn might be sitting at 9-3.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2022
Midel says there are not enough trees to make up for all that extra heat found in the city’s urban core.
—Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
Grateful for all that Wahl did to wake up a dormant American audience to the appeal of the beautiful game.
—Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
Calvin Harris is clearing up a rumor once and for all that he was involved in the delay of Rita Ora‘s sophomore album.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2022
The uniqueness and personalization that came with creating her own aroma laid the foundation for all that her fragrance brand is rooted in: nostalgia.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2022
Now the Russians are gone, forced out of his southern city of Kherson, and the 73-year-old is making up for all that lost time.
—Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
Thank you for all that hard work and thank you for sharing with us here today.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
Except for all that, UConn might be sitting at 9-3.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2022
Midel says there are not enough trees to make up for all that extra heat found in the city’s urban core.
—Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
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