and all

phrase

: and everything else especially of a kind suggested by a previous context

He endured everything, insults and all, without getting angry.

cards to fill out with … numbers and all

—Sally Quinn

Examples of and all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This rendition of Cats—which recently won three Tony Awards—has frequently been described as the way Cats should have been from the start, and all but the purists will likely agree. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026

Remove any twiggy branches that are thinner than a pencil, branches that cross each other, and all dead or diseased branches. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Only three out of five commissioners at the SEC are currently seated and all of them are Republican. — Ananya Chetia,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 July 2026

The strength of the coupling between each pair of RLC resonators in the network can be varied, and all the couplings can be written in the mathematical form of a matrix. — Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for and all

• candle
• handle
• sandal
• scandal
• vandal
• panhandle