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 This setup was able to get four of the six questions correct, earning silver medal status—only half of the human participants earn any medal at all. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025 The total loss at all three crime scenes is still being determined. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 20 July 2025 Or, with the NBA having concluded its investigation, could wind up as nothing at all from a league perspective. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025 The result is a patchwork of expectations, or no guidance at all. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for at all
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  • The optimism of the era and the wonder of space exploration are also key to Taylor Jenkin Reid’s latest novel, Atmosphere, which follows Joan Goodwin, a member of the 1980s space shuttle program (and only the second class of female astronauts at NASA ever).
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • She was found as a lost dog on Route 22, but no one ever came for her, and she's been waiting for a home ever since.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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  • Today, 3 of every 10 schools are half empty, and 47 operate at less than a third of capacity, including Frederick Douglass Academy High School, which spends $93,000 for each of its 28 students.
    Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • The Fold 7 is as large as any flagship smartphone, and the Flip 7 is half as much when closed.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025

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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/at%20all. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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