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: among the best, most talented, or most impressive in the world
an all-world tennis player

Examples of all-world in a Sentence

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Injury watch Justin Jefferson’s hammy will make its 2025 debut Monday night, and Vikings fans should not be expecting an all-world opener. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 Boise State’s 2025 football team doesn’t really want to keep hearing about the past — meaning all-world running back Ashton Jeanty, who was a big-play machine. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025 The Eagles feature multiple All-Pro linemen, two dangerous receivers, an all-world running back and a quarterback coming off a masterful Super Bowl performance. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 The plan worked, as Crosby found his game quickly and returned to his standard, all-world form for the rest of the season. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 June 2025 Stewart and Clark exchanged laughs after Clark drained a three-pointer over the all-world defender at the 5:26 mark. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025 Haliburton, the natural heel as a Pacer in New York, assisted all-world villain Logan Paul in a Triple Threat Match against LA Knight and Santos Escobar. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 While much of its all-world credentials were built on models like the LS and ES sedans and GX and RX SUVs, the GS platform has proven to be a durable base. Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 13 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all-world was in 1928

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“All-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-world. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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