How to Use all-out in a Sentence
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And that breaks the family bond and triggers an all-out battle for survival.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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The Boys season 4 sees America on the brink of all-out chaos.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2024
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After that a Panthers power play was an all-out assault that saw nine shots taken, but none land.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
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What constitutes an action that would trigger an all-out war has evolved beyond recognition.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
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Since then, the shelling and bombing by each side have intensified, stoking fears of an all-out war that would devastate the region.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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The pandemic shook up people’s priorities; those who can afford to want all-out, once-in-a-lifetime trips.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 July 2024
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The best way to avoid all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, says Blinken, is to get a ceasefire in Gaza.
—Elliott Gotkine, CNN, 28 July 2024
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Get ready for an all-out wedding war between Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
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Initially peaceful demonstrations against the quota have since metastasized into an all-out revolt against the Bangladeshi state.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 25 July 2024
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These silos exist so that the United States can launch an all-out nuclear attack on Russia or China.
—Matthew Gault, WIRED, 22 July 2024
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The all-out fight is certain to be welcomed by the Biden White House.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 24 May 2023
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In the worst-case scenario, Trump’s policies could lead to an all-out trade war.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Since its release, the two have waged an all-out meme war online.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
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This isn't the first time the Ambani family has gone all-out for a wedding.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
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The all-out blitz may be over, but the crappie will remain active until the storm’s end.
—Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
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His wife Nancy, on the other hand, went all-out in a neon pink skirt fitted with a black bow.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
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Warm and cuddly, nice with a little bit of snark or all-out Ricky Gervais?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
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Built in 1880 by Jule Gilmer Körner, the historic home goes all-out for the holidays.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
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There’s no time like the holidays to go all-out on a gift for someone special.
—Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 4 Dec. 2023
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Both Israel and the militias avoided causing the kind of damage that could lead to all-out war.
—Patrick Kingsley and Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
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Another fear is that the all-out Israeli assault on Gaza will soon turn to them.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
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Going on vacation doesn't always have to be an all-out splurge to have a good time.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2024
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Hezbollah, like Israel, does not appear to want an all-out war.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2023
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He was also seen posing with Kate and Oliver, both of whom also went all-out in dressing for the theme.
—Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
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There’s no need to go all-out with the table decoration, but a few small touches can go a long way.
—Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
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But the term war is now used all of the time in Moscow, most often to describe the all-out confrontation with the West that Russia sees in the conflict.
—Roger Cohen Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 12 June 2023
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The finale gave us a pretty thrilling cliffhanger: an airborne dragon duel, the killing of a young prince, avowals of all-out war.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 14 June 2024
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Your tween and their friends can work together to hit targets or wage an all-out war against each other.
—Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
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Make a small version of this tulip carrot wreath to hang indoors above your mantel or go all-out with this large front door wreath for spring.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Perhaps, though, with his empire shrinking, that contest will no longer be an all-out war.
—WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
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When paired with a matching bikini top, a high-waist set still shows off plenty of skin without putting it all out there.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 16 June 2022
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Fisher went all out for his romantic proposal to Woods, which took two months to plan.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2022
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Luhrmann, 59, meanwhile, went all out, wearing a black shirt and jacket alongside a pair of bright pink pants.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 4 June 2022
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Then last year, losing it and responding to that loss, buying in and working even harder this year, the boys put it all out there.
—oregonlive, 4 June 2022
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Ask yourself if your colleagues are all into BTO or are all out on the subject?
—Michael Gale, Forbes, 10 June 2022
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Now at 29, Khalifa has more to talk about than that scene, but hasn’t come close to figuring it all out.
—Simone Oliver, refinery29.com, 8 June 2022
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Gemini May 21 – June 20 Time to cut loose and let it all out!
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024
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Despite the harsh rhetoric between the EU and China, there may still be hope the two can avoid an all out trade war.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 24 June 2024
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Rounding it all out are upgraded plumbing and electrical systems, plus central heat and air.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
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Playing against our friends didn’t keep us from going all out during soccer and field hockey and softball games, faces speckled with sweat and knees bruised from aggression.
—Colleen McKeegan, ELLE, 8 June 2022
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On Saturday, March 2, West Bend will be going all out to celebrate spring.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024
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On Saturday, March 2, West Bend will be going all out to celebrate spring.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Jones said some libraries that put out a display of books for Pride Month have told her that someone comes in, checks them all out, then returns them in July.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
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Now just hours away from a Game 6 showdown, Golden State now holds the reigns, and after a grueling five-game slug-fest, the Warriors can close it all out tonight with a win.
—Zack Jones, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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In 2020, the Dolphin Democrats went all out on behalf of Sarah Leonardi who defeated an incumbent that year.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2022
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This isn’t the first time an artist lets it all out next to Bizarrap.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
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The spinach lends a fresh green-ness to balance it all out.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
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Kyran Tilley left it all out on the court Wednesday night.
—J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2022
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After all, Rodgers went on the retreat to block it all out.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
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But in truth both sides, and the league writ large, were all out to prove something that night.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2023
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Yakusho fills in the blanks without spelling it all out.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
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Check them all out below, then head to Sephora to shop the full sale.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2022
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But this night — this gala tribute show, brought it all out.
—Michael Kosser, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
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Pour the tahini on top, making sure to scrape it all out of the container, and add the salt and cumin.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
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The first paragraph in the summary of the case really spells it all out.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
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Broke the rule: Manageg Gabe Kapler laid it all out the night before.
—John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Aug. 2022
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Singletons are poised to go all out on the dating scene!
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
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But that is a coach’s No. 1 job, with all due respect, is to block it all out, and not get too high and not get too low.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
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The country singer and his wife went all out as the entire cast of Hocus Pocus for Halloween 2020.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2022
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Mariah Carey loves to go all out for Christmas each year.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 30 Nov. 2022
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