How to Use when all is said and done in a Sentence

when all is said and done

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  • And when all is said and done, who takes it in the shorts?
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Bowers could crack the Top-10 when all is said and done.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But who will take home the title when all is said and done?
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • How will the Red Sox lineup look when all is said and done?
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • But when all is said and done, the real gift is getting to look back.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But when all is said and done, Boston will hold the top spot in the conference.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Curry has a chance to obliterate the mark when all is said and done.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Roughly one-quarter of you even see the Jets hoisting the Cup itself when all is said and done.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Faraday Future will have around $748 million of cash to play with when all is said and done.
    Sean O'Kane, The Verge, 28 Jan. 2021
  • Then again, the emotions of its subject may be something of a red herring when all is said and done.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Now, the Big 12 may not have a team in the top 12 of the ranking when all is said and done following next week’s championship games.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • But exactly how much money is the Liver King worth when all is said and done?
    Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • But when all is said and done, where will Snowpiercer the series be heading, with its very final episode?
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 July 2024
  • City staffers expect that the project will create a viable new bike route between Tempe and Phoenix when all is said and done.
    Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Or possibly even a painful, traumatic death when all is said and done.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • And, when all is said and done, my gratitude falls to the behind the scenes folks who set up this Conic Con conference.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Regardless of what happens when all is said and done with Oscars night, we're not finished hearing the last of Wicked.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But when all is said and done, the Tuku target is the one the majority aim for, and Gabe watches his torch get promptly snuffed by Probst.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The Canucks could trade either Miller or Pettersson and perhaps even both when all is said and done between now and next season.
    Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Only time will tell, but Pittsburgh still sounds positive about its chances of landing Rodgers when all is said and done.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Comcast could wind up turning a profit when all is said and done, but the stillness at the heart of the online peanut gallery may prove to be Paris’ greatest legacy.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Don’t worry — the sense of satisfaction when all is said and done should be wonderful, so know that your efforts will be worth it.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • This suggests Mario is likely to have strong legs in the coming weeks, leaving it well positioned to become the top-grossing movie of 2023 when all is said and done.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The little game is designed to fold out into a full playing board on the go and doubles as its own folding carrying case when all is said and done.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Greenland is just the latest geopolitical headline that the stock market can get past, when all is said and done, investors say.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And which companies have staying power, when all is said and done?
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Nobody wants taxpayers to be left holding a massive bill when all is said and done.
    Don Dewitte, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Some believe that current interim head coach Terry Smith might be the choice when all is said and done.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Republicans, who control more states than Democrats, appear poised to gain seats when all is said and done.
    Joseph Ax, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But when all is said and done, Zach is evicted from the house by a vote of 8-2 — cue the tears!
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025

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