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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And Pereira’s second-half substitutions, directed from his office, from where he was forced to watch on a television feed having been ordered from the technical area, did not seem to help at all.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The police weren’t helpful at all.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The mother of two would often caution her sons against making any friends at all, and growing up, Ed did not go on dates, per TIME.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
According to Evers' order, the American flag and the Wisconsin state flag will fly at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The police weren’t helpful at all.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The mother of two would often caution her sons against making any friends at all, and growing up, Ed did not go on dates, per TIME.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
According to Evers' order, the American flag and the Wisconsin state flag will fly at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20all. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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