for all

phrase

: in spite of (something)
For all his confident talk, he is actually very unsure of himself.
She still loves him, for all his faults.

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Thankfully for all of us, this is no bubble skirt or tabi flats—these babies are notoriously easy to wear, even on your laziest days, and will stay in style for years to come. — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026 Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said that hackers have obtained sensitive personal information—including names, usernames, password hashes, and live tokens—for all of its users following a breach of its network security. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 It is rumored to have been offered to Janet Jackson before ending up with Spears, who held onto it for all these years. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026 At the very bottom of the screen is an Events button that opens a screen with a list of thumbnails for all camera events. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for all

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“For all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20all. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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