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

when all is said and done

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  • But when all is said and done, the real gift is getting to look back.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Curry has a chance to obliterate the mark when all is said and done.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Or possibly even a painful, traumatic death when all is said and done.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • And which companies have staying power, when all is said and done?
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But when all is said and done, Boston will hold the top spot in the conference.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Nobody wants taxpayers to be left holding a massive bill when all is said and done.
    Don Dewitte, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • But exactly how much money is the Liver King worth when all is said and done?
    Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Westbrook is undoubtedly on his way to Springfield when all is said and done.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
  • Gunn could be biding his time and Ritchson may become Batman when all is said and done.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That means that when all is said and done, Kyiv must be strong enough to impede Russia’s westward advances.
    A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • McDaniel may have more time to turn things around and potentially get the team close to a winning record when all is said and done.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But Carter might end up being the biggest upgrade on the 2025 roster when all is said and done.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • McDaniel may be safe right now, but there is still a growing belief that the Dolphins will make sweeping changes when all is said and done.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The reward, when all is said and done, can be a new music venue, coworking space or, for Hume, Sacramento’s first five-star hotel.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 June 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
  • 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

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