at all
adverb
: in any way or respect : to the least extent or degree : under any circumstances
doesn't smoke at all
Examples of at all in a Sentence
wasn't at all pleased with the way the family portrait came out
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So, pest-proofing your home, if at all possible.
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Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
However, minimalists know to keep these items out of sight in their bedrooms, not on display at all times.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Survey respondents shared multiple ways that unemployment can have a negative impact including cancelling dates for financial reasons and hesitating to even ask someone out at all.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026
San Francisco could not run the ball at all.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
However, minimalists know to keep these items out of sight in their bedrooms, not on display at all times.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Survey respondents shared multiple ways that unemployment can have a negative impact including cancelling dates for financial reasons and hesitating to even ask someone out at all.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026
San Francisco could not run the ball at all.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20all. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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