How to Use at all in a Sentence
at all
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Tell your friends about the jeans that hold you in at all the right places.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
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In fact, Han doesn't even feel the need to open the wand at all sometimes.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 31 Jan. 2023
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Here’s a look at all of the matchups this week and advice on how best to catch the games.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2023
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This core group is not scared of the evil empire at all.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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None of the lyrics of the song at all felt like a good standout lyric to be the title.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2024
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What if the main problem Biden faces isn’t Biden at all?
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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The next morning my skin was smooth, clear, and not at all red—a good sign.
—Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Aug. 2022
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Absent no charges at all, this is the best outcome for Mr. Halls and the case.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2023
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So, make sure to have a pot holder on hand at all times.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 10 July 2023
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His mission was to stop the flow of opium at all costs.
—Sam Kelly, Time, 8 July 2025
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Grip your phone by the sides at all times, and assume the screen is always on.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
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Workers want to be in the office five days a week or not at all.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2022
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Meanwhile, the person on the other end of the phone call won’t hear the music at all.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
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In fact, there is no mention of Hyde at all on the series.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
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But those worth hearing are the ones who don’t have the power to claim a seat at all.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2022
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The pharmacy part of the store wouldn't be able to open at all without them.
—Marley Jay, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
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That’s a drought the boss doesn’t find at all acceptable.
—Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 29 May 2022
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But none of them overtaxed the mind, or indeed taxed it at all.
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023
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Twenty years ago, much of the food in airports was not very good and that’s not the case at all now.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
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Matthew thought if the man hadn’t panicked and sped off, he might not have been charged at all.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
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In the end, someone from Anywhere is from nowhere at all.
—Lucas Schaefer june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Chase wants the ball in his hands at all times to deliver for his team.
—Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2022
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Retail sales at all three chains have been weak for years.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Smith was a healthy scratch from the lineup and did not feature at all — even in garbage time.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Also, look at all the cultures surrounding you at once.
—Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
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Not a hushed and reverent scene at all, lively and fun.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
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That’s gonna happen in billions of years, if at all.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Open the windows on a regular schedule to clear stale air before layering in any fragrance at all.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
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Swapping any boring sweater with this one will instantly upgrade your travel wardrobe (without much effort at all).
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
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But when they’re reunited in a Beverly Hills hotel room, the two beam and banter like no time has passed at all.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
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