all things considered

idiom

: when all the good and bad parts of something are thought of

All things considered, we're pleased with how the project turned out.

It was a pretty good vacation, all things considered.

Examples of all things considered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yes, our system is overburdened, but that doesn’t mean that your needs don’t matter—and speaking up about a ridiculously long wait time isn’t that big of a deal, all things considered! —Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 3 Apr. 2024

The twisted part is that, all things considered, and teenage melodrama aside, this should have been a perfect getaway. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024

The third was the best course, Gallant said, all things considered. —William Booth, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024

But all things considered, we’re really encouraged by the results for both of them. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024

But the Disney division is in the midst of a pretty darn good February, all things considered, despite the general gloom that surrounds the superhero genre as of late. —Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024

The shots turned out great, all things considered, capturing the Beatles in all their live glory. —Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2024

That means reckoning with the field’s shortcomings, and the fact that many animal study results don’t translate to humans, and asking, all things considered (including animal harm), will this research genuinely benefit the public? —Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024

Slaying the South right out of the precarious gate has to be one of the more impressive rounds, all things considered, in Farmers history. —Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024