How to Use all along in a Sentence

all along

adverb
Definition of all alongnext
  • But all along, the decision about whether to go to war was Mr. Putin’s alone.
    — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • So first an author then screenwriter and now film director -- has that been the plan all along?
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Was the true love story all along between Lopez and Violet?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2024
  • GrayStreet managing partner Kevin Covey said selling chunks of the site to other firms had been the plan all along.
    — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The fill-in-the-blanks are, and have always been, right here, all along, living and working, doing wonderful, terrible and ordinary things.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
  • National brands, on the other hand, often oversee their own manufacturing and distribution and absorb price increases all along the supply chain.
    — NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The pain got worse with the bumpiness of the road all along the way.
    — New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • And that’s been the trope all along—if them, why not us?
    — Patrick J. Deneen, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • The rest of the store remained true to its roots all along.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And all along, Hernández’s name was near the top of their list.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The next day, pieces of James Byrd’s body were found all along the route.
    — Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • And who knows, maybe Misty knew about her cult all along.
    — Radhika Menon, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Again, Field gives us a hint this is his plan all along.
    — Somtow Sucharitkul, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe the Chili Peppers have been the dystopian Beach Boys all along.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022
  • State Park was the perfect space all along, Cato King notes.
    — Lukas Harnisch, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Which is as much of a miracle as the show has been all along.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The coach also said his goal was to be in Denver for the start of the series all along.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024
  • But all along, Allen had his eyes on a much bigger prize.
    — Stuart Miller, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The ojitos lindos, or pretty eyes, were the pup’s all along.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Aaron Cohen has been by his side as his coach all along.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The solution is right there, and it’s been there all along: Fix the problem.
    — Rayna Reid, Essence, 29 Apr. 2022
  • But Williams arranged with one of his NIL partners to foot the bill and bring them all along.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • So does that mean that evening swimmers and night runners had the right idea all along?
    — Alexander Nazaryan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
  • And, of course, to flood you with insufferable Dad-jokes all along the way.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
  • The place Barner intended to be all along: Right at the center of the action.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2022
  • But the actor that this star wanted to be all along has arrived.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Her Easter eggs were, in fact, a red herring all along.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Though the Bills wouldn’t say it, that was probably the plan all along, rather than trying to rush White back on the field.
    — Sal Maiorana, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Sometimes the campaign twists were there all along -- and just needed a nudge.
    — Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • That trail will take you all along the city’s shoreline and offers access to the beach and beer gardens.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2024

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