How to Use all-around in a Sentence

all-around

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  • Biles reclaimed her world titles in the all-around, the beam and the floor.
    Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 11 July 2024
  • Coachella's most unique and all-around fun stage is the Do LaB.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Chiles led the way for the Bruins, claiming wins in the all-around, on the floor, and the uneven bars.
    Caroline Price, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But, right now there may not be a better all-around team in the game.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The best all-around dropshot weight is tear-shaped, in the 1/4-ounce range with a pinch-style line clip.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
  • The goal was to become the first woman since 1968 to win back-to-back titles in the all-around.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 22 July 2024
  • That’s just the second time Hersey has had two all-around medalists in the same year.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • That's where a good hybrid comes in, like this all-around bike built for ages 10-14.
    Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • With that in mind, the best all-around smallmouth fly rod is a seven-weight.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 May 2024
  • Duran was one of the best all-around players in the game last season.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But the brand of baseball the Rangers played in May was perhaps the single best all-around month in a decade.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
  • Simmons, 28, brings the type of all-around skills that Terance Mann gave the Clippers.
    Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Cody, meanwhile, showed off his all-around play once again.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • But the Honda Passport is the better all-around choice.
    Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Does Green have to become a major all-around, two-way guy?
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • For the first time in the history of the sport, the world all-around podium was comprised of three Black gymnasts.
    Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • My main focus has been on an all-around better pocket for all of the songs.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 3 May 2024
  • Ekeler is a fine all-around back losing tread on his tires.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But her Blitz bid was premised on Ronan being the face of an all-around contender.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This leaf mulcher is our pick for a great all-around mulcher that is sturdy, easy to use, and can handle a lot of leaves.
    Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
  • McKenzie Badham had an all-around strong match with 15 digs, eight aces and three kills.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The best all-around rig is a slip sinker rig, which starts with a sinker slide slid down the braid followed by a plastic bead to thwart chaffing.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The vinaigrette is a bit floral and bright and all-around super yummy.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 June 2023
  • Later that year, Levi claimed bronze on bars at the Asian Championships and earned a respectable 6th place in the all-around.
    Caroline Price, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Chiles helped the United States win team gold medals in Paris and competed all-around in the team final.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Kosher Salt Alex Lau This classic cooking salt is an all-around champ.
    Becca Miller, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Great all-around player, just doesn’t do the things this metric values.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Everyone sees just the antics on the sideline, but that dude is just an all-around, great coach.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But on a night of all-around excellence from the Dodgers, no one impressed quite like the man who endures as the most familiar, and foundational, face of the franchise.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
  • Many are drought-tolerant, thrive in a variety of soil conditions, and are all-around low-maintenance plants.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 8 June 2025

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