all that

1 of 2

adverb

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

all that

2 of 2

phrase

: everything of the kind indicated
tact, discretion, and all that

Examples of all that in a Sentence

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Adverb
Zoe faces the additional burden of having do all that while following in her sisters’ footsteps. Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 The grieving in the sense of mourning and crying and all that might stop, but the pain is going to be there. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 Pizza is already savory, so balance out all that salt with a drizzle of balsamic glaze or spoonfuls of fig jam. Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 With this in mind, researchers ran some simulations to explore how all that jostling for position might have affected the moons of Jupiter and Uranus in particular — and the results suggest that these two planets' moons only survived that tumultuous time because of a giant planet that didn't. Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for all that

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

1945, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all that was in the 15th century

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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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