by/from all accounts

idiom

: according to all of the different descriptions of something
By all accounts, the band put on a great show.
She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.

Examples of by/from all accounts in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And by all accounts, the world took him up on that suggestion. Lilian Raji, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The company was spun out of Johnson & Johnson in May 2023, which by all accounts seemed like a smart move by management as the consumer health sector lacked synergies with J&J’s core competencies of pharma and medtech. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024 Fast-forward to today, we are both retired, have families and have done well by all accounts. R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024 After the Houston Rodeo moment, the corrido about Drake was a success by all accounts, but the link-up wouldn’t end there. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by/from all accounts 

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“By/from all accounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Ffrom%20all%20accounts. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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