all that

adverb

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

Examples of all that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dad wasn’t changing diapers, cooking, cleaning and washing up and all that stuff. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 So in January of this year, HB 2 was proposed, a constitutional amendment that would expand all that restrictive public school language and free lawmakers to fund charter schools and vouchers. Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 But a ballot initiative facing Denver voters this November could change all that by banning one of the sport’s most essential ingredients: animal fur. Cameron Evans, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024 The Ultimate plan includes all that and adds 1-terabyte of online cloud storage and identity theft protection. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all that 

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all that was in 1945

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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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