say everything

idiom

: to completely express (a meaning, emotion, etc.) without using words
His face said everything.

Examples of say everything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Officials say everything is one the table, from asking more of the wealthy and corporations (while giving middle-and-lower income people a break) to updating decades-old fees or legalizing online lottery sales. Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024 This is a bold response to the threat of silence: to say everything, to be all of literature. Sofia Samatar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023 Locals say everything changed about five years ago, when social media influencers started promoting Sleepy Hollow Farm in particular and Cloudland Road in general as the most photographed, idyllic spot in Vermont during foliage season. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023 The pictures, and the now viral memes of Selena Gomez throughout the evening, say everything. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2023 That’s not to say everything will look exactly the same. Angela Watercutter, Wired, 31 Dec. 2020 And in spite of this school year being like none other before it, administrators say everything seems to be going pretty well. al, 5 Sep. 2020 That just felt like where the characters needed to go, which is to say everything. Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2021 Sodahl’s screenplay is, in that Scandinavian way, clipped and delicate, but the images say everything. Kyle Smith, National Review, 22 Apr. 2021

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“Say everything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20everything. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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