say it all

idiom

: to completely express (a meaning, emotion, etc.) without using words
His face said it all.

Examples of say it all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Joe Biden and other Democrats say it all the time, and so does Liz Cheney. Rich Lowry, National Review, 17 Mar. 2024 The numbers say it all: Nearly two-thirds of global mammalian biomass is currently made up of livestock, the majority raised and killed in intolerably cruel factory farms. Jack McCordick, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2023 The gold jacket, the bust and ring will say it all. Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023 No need for words, because these symbols say it all. Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023 But maybe better to say it all out loud to someone. Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Honestly, at this point, can’t emojis do and say it all? Dan Rosen, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2022 The disappointment on this evening is in trying to say it all. Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022 The numbers say it all, too: In Fudd’s first three games back from injury, where Ducharme also played, Ducharme took 12.3 shots per game on average, while Fudd was averaging seven. Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 14 Feb. 2022

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“Say it all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20it%20all. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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