all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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Maybe the clues were there all along. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025 Wait, that means the Noles were actually mediocre all along? Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Now convinced that Lo was right all along, Richard’s assistant runs to the lodge’s hunting shed to get a rifle. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 And yes, the Rare Beauty founder’s character knew all along. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all along

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Oct. 2025.

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all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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