all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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Sometimes, pinning a word to an experience—umami, for example—can reveal a latent appreciation for something that was there all along. Cathy Erway, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025 But that was Mitchell’s aim all along: to put her own spin on pieces guaranteed to get plenty of use in your day-to-day life. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025 Trump’s use of diplomacy as an instrument of misdirection—Israel attacked two days before a scheduled round of U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks—likely validated those Iranians who believed all along that the United States could not be trusted. Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025 With so many couples in agony by the episode’s end and only Hector and Gladys appearing happy, could Bertha have been right all along? Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all along

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all along was in 1619

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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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