all that

adverb

: to an indicated or suggested extent or degree : so
didn't take his threats all that seriously

Examples of all that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Observation and oxygen therapy may be all that's needed if only a tiny portion of the lung has collapsed. Amanda Gardner, Health, 1 June 2024 An increase in the 12.4 percent Social Security payroll tax of 3.5 percentage points — half borne by employers and half by employees — is all that’s needed to keep full Social Security benefits flowing in the 2030s and beyond, Professor Munnell explained in a telephone conversation. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 31 May 2024 What did all that data tell you? MZ: The headline from our new analysis is no negative impacts and some positive ones. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 He’s channeled all that aggression and animus into a tactical takedown of rap’s biggest star in the most embarrassing, public way possible. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for all that 

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all that was in 1945

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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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