How to Use all-out in a Sentence

all-out

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of all-outnext
Synonyms for all-outnext
  • And that breaks the family bond and triggers an all-out battle for survival.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • The Boys season 4 sees America on the brink of all-out chaos.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2024
  • 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
  • What constitutes an action that would trigger an all-out war has evolved beyond recognition.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Get ready for an all-out wedding war between Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
  • Initially peaceful demonstrations against the quota have since metastasized into an all-out revolt against the Bangladeshi state.
    — Charlie Campbell, TIME, 25 July 2024
  • 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
  • The all-out fight is certain to be welcomed by the Biden White House.
    — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 24 May 2023
  • In the worst-case scenario, Trump’s policies could lead to an all-out trade war.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • Since its release, the two have waged an all-out meme war online.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
  • This isn't the first time the Ambani family has gone all-out for a wedding.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Warm and cuddly, nice with a little bit of snark or all-out Ricky Gervais?
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Built in 1880 by Jule Gilmer Körner, the historic home goes all-out for the holidays.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
  • There’s no time like the holidays to go all-out on a gift for someone special.
    — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 4 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Another fear is that the all-out Israeli assault on Gaza will soon turn to them.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Hezbollah, like Israel, does not appear to want an all-out war.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Perhaps, though, with his empire shrinking, that contest will no longer be an all-out war.
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
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all out

2 of 2 adverb
  • 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
  • Fisher went all out for his romantic proposal to Woods, which took two months to plan.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ask yourself if your colleagues are all into BTO or are all out on the subject?
    — Michael Gale, Forbes, 10 June 2022
  • 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
  • Gemini May 21 – June 20 Time to cut loose and let it all out!
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Rounding it all out are upgraded plumbing and electrical systems, plus central heat and air.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
  • 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
  • On Saturday, March 2, West Bend will be going all out to celebrate spring.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024
  • On Saturday, March 2, West Bend will be going all out to celebrate spring.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This isn’t the first time an artist lets it all out next to Bizarrap.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The spinach lends a fresh green-ness to balance it all out.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Kyran Tilley left it all out on the court Wednesday night.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2022
  • After all, Rodgers went on the retreat to block it all out.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Yakusho fills in the blanks without spelling it all out.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Check them all out below, then head to Sephora to shop the full sale.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But this night — this gala tribute show, brought it all out.
    — Michael Kosser, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • The first paragraph in the summary of the case really spells it all out.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Broke the rule: Manageg Gabe Kapler laid it all out the night before.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Singletons are poised to go all out on the dating scene!
    — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Mariah Carey loves to go all out for Christmas each year.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 30 Nov. 2022

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