all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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At the ceremony and all along the line, Star journalists are bringing you updates on what people are saying and how the first day of full service is going. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025 And then he's liked it all along. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Although the rate of subduction varies little along the entire arc, there are complex changes in the geologic processes along the subduction zone that dramatically influence volcanic activity, crustal deformation, earthquake generation and occurrence all along the western edge of South America. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, Republicans in this fight have positioned themselves all along as the party against shutting down the government as leverage to squeeze policy concessions out of their opposition. David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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