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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What if machines could coordinate and share information without actually transmitting messages at all?
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Another, in Ewers, who was barely drafted at all for a reason, or perhaps many.
—Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Although the law sets speed limits at increments of 5 mph, the chance of serious injury or death increases considerably at all speeds over 20 mph, and a 5 or 10 mph increase could heighten the danger enormously.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
That doesn't happen on a cruise ship at all.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Another, in Ewers, who was barely drafted at all for a reason, or perhaps many.
—Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Although the law sets speed limits at increments of 5 mph, the chance of serious injury or death increases considerably at all speeds over 20 mph, and a 5 or 10 mph increase could heighten the danger enormously.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
That doesn't happen on a cruise ship at all.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20all. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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