How to Use all-time in a Sentence

all-time

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  • Our all-time favorite blender, the 5200, is part of the this line.
    Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Nasdaq 100 hit an all-time high and closed at a record.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 June 2025
  • One of UConn’s own, one of the all-time greats, was stepping away.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Louisville leads the all-time series, 7-4, and is 4-0 against Duke at home.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024
  • As was the case last month, 10 of the 20 cities in the sample have reached all-time high levels.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
  • From the East to the West, celebrity hauntings were at an all-time high.
    Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023
  • This puts the franchise at No. 12 on the all-time global chart.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 26 July 2024
  • Head to head, Djokovic leads Medvedev in their all-time meetings, with a record of 9-5.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2023
  • This very low-tech tool is one of my all-time favorites.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 5 June 2023
  • Its shares closed July at $1.51, close to its all-time low.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Apple’s shares have risen 15% since May 1, and are near an all-time high.
    Byverne Kopytoff, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • Hot 100, an all-time record in the history of the Billboard Japan charts.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That’s a new all-time peak for the cut on the planet-spanning roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • But the all-time star is The O.G. cookie: a classic chocolate chip.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 26 Sep. 2023
  • David Bowie is my all-time favorite, but there are many more.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The Kia Sportage set an all-time annual sales record in 2024.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Shares of the chipmaker have dipped about 9% from their all-time high reached on June 20.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 15 July 2024
  • The Red Bulls always have been a tough out, with the Lions holding an all-time 9-10-3 record in the matchup.
    Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Tigers are 9-8 all-time vs. the Commodores, boasting a perfect 7-0 mark at home.
    Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The debt relative to the size of the economy will soon hit an all-time high.
    Chris Edwards, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
  • And the Packers' all-time great appears ready for any team to pick up the phone and give him a call ahead of the 2023 season.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Six of its 11 sectors are within 5% of an all-time high.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 June 2025
  • Last fall, the Great Salt Lake’s water levels reached an all-time low.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Arena, 71, is the league’s all-time winningest coach and holds the record with five MLS Cup titles.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • But job stress is at an all-time high, according to Gallup.
    Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • These two games will be the last Bay-centric matchups before the A’s, who lead the all-time series 75-71, head up north.
    Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Elvis Presley is second on the all-time list of leaders with 14.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That would place him in the top 10 among all-time Cubs position players.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • School shootings and the rate of children and teens killed by gunfire both reached all-time highs since at least 1999.
    James Bandler, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The Chinese production is also the first non-Hollywood film to break into the all-time global top 20 of highest-grossing films.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 20 July 2025

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