at all

as in ever
in any way or respect wasn't at all pleased with the way the family portrait came out

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Recent Examples of at all On the black market, the price of a kilogram of flour—about ten cents before October 7, 2023—had risen to thirty-five dollars, when it could be found at all. Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025 Kids are shouting it in classrooms when a teacher turns to page 67, when lunchtime is 6 to 7 minutes away or for no reason at all. Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 In one study, half of family medicine doctors reported only a single lecture on menopause during training, and one in five reported none at all. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 No visible insignia identified them as state or federal — or even legal authorities at all. J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at all
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    Anita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Demand for cultural commentary is higher than it’s ever been—but now that commentary is coming from unconventional new sources.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Even so, more than 70% of teens have used AI companions and half use them regularly, according to a recent study from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that studies and advocates for using screens and digital media sensibly.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Her voice was half–carried off by the dry wind.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025

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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/at%20all. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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