by/from all accounts

phrase

: 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.

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The Cowboys, by all accounts, have a prime objective to improve the defense in the upcoming draft, and landing LSU’s Mansoor Delane, who’s widely regarded as the best corner in the class, would go a long way in doing so. — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026 The person who profited from the movie was DeAtley, who, by all accounts here, including archival audio of his own comments, was a nasty character. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026 One of the blog’s repeated and by all accounts preposterous anti-semitic rants was Boyne’s claim that the state’s family courts were controlled by a cabal of judges, lawyers and mental health professionals who were profiting by their decisions. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026 Tatum is, by all accounts, close to a comeback from Achilles surgery, but his exact timeline remains unclear. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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