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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There is no electronics at all in this timepiece.
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
In 1942 soon after the United States entered World War II, many people believed that Los Angeles was under an air attack by Japan when no air raid happened at all.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
The Democrats had their shot at all this and it was rejected.
—ABC News, 7 Dec. 2025
There were three justices at the time, incredibly conservative justices, and all three of them agreed that deportation should not exist in law at all.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
In 1942 soon after the United States entered World War II, many people believed that Los Angeles was under an air attack by Japan when no air raid happened at all.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
The Democrats had their shot at all this and it was rejected.
—ABC News, 7 Dec. 2025
There were three justices at the time, incredibly conservative justices, and all three of them agreed that deportation should not exist in law at all.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20all. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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