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all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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And while crypto investors should have been keeping good records all along, the new reporting requirement gives them an even more compelling reason. Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025 That eventual letdown might’ve been cushioned had Crowley created more potent atmospherics all along. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025 But for a player who twice earned a starting job by the quarterback in front of him getting hurt, at Haughton High School in Louisiana and Mississippi State, maybe that 2016 year was what destiny had written for him all along. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025 Clinicians like me who specialize in women’s health and menopause – and who have been following the research – have been safely prescribing hormone therapy all along. Genevieve Hofmann, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.

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all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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