all things considered

phrase

: when all the good and bad parts of something are thought of

All things considered, we're pleased with how the project turned out.

It was a pretty good vacation, all things considered.

Examples of all things considered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rest of him looked to be in pretty good shape all things considered. — Literary Hub, 31 July 2026

These three coaches are sitting on some pretty cool seats, all things considered. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

And fortuitously, Napalm Death, who played a 19-minute set, espouse the same lefty politics as NPR, in fact maybe even a little more leftist, all things considered, since Barney Greenway wore a Crass T-shirt to the gig. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Making the starting lineup, all things considered, is fairly easy. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for all things considered

• reconsidered
• unconsidered