How to Use at all in a Sentence

at all

adverb
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  • What if the main problem Biden faces isn’t Biden at all?
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • So, make sure to have a pot holder on hand at all times.
    — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 10 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, the person on the other end of the phone call won’t hear the music at all.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The pharmacy part of the store wouldn't be able to open at all without them.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But none of them overtaxed the mind, or indeed taxed it at all.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Twenty years ago, much of the food in airports was not very good and that’s not the case at all now.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • The photo gallery ahead will give you a look at all the can't-miss outfits from the week — all in one place.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In a third, a moose doesn’t move at all but stands there, vigilant.
    — WIRED, 8 July 2023
  • Radio embraced it, and 'Home Alone,' of course, didn't hurt it at all.
    — CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • This could create up to 144 full-day child care slots at all of the rec centers.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
  • If at all possible, leave your desk and eat lunch in the breakroom.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Card owners might own guns not covered by the ban or have any guns at all.
    — Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
  • My younger brother is 14 and not artistic at all, but loves sports.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Using too-small hand towels, or no towel at all, is a thing of the past.
    — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The show is a study of exploitation at all levels that’s often painful to watch.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But alas, there is no oasis — no water at all, not even a small pool.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Peanut, Jelly, and Saco were very curious and were not afraid to check it out at all.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • But of course, that’s not paradoxical at all, just not what we’re used to.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • And then there are going to be people who can't make a trip at all or go outside to watch.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Zaldy remembers in the late 1980s there were still bars that didn’t allow drag queens at all.
    — Elyssa Maxx Goodman, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Yet there are a significant number of adults for whom this is not the case at all.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But my heart had to be this full of all the memories, good times, challenges and triumphs, to be able to break at all ...
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In my opinion, your response to your wife’s query should be – no response at all.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Have a refreshing drink on hand at all times with these durable, easy-to-use iced tea makers.
    — Rachael Hogg, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • What Richard hasn’t told Juliette is that his own memories of the place aren’t happy at all.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Even at the risk of flying in the face of tradition, another speed or two wouldn't hurt this unit at all.
    — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 8 July 2023
  • Be sure not to overstay your welcome, and don't expect the host to entertain you at all times.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Which was apparently the main reason to show up at all.
    — Jackson Landers, Spin, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Eaten at all times of the day, they are generally served as small plates or large bites.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • And the right-wing media, of course, holds Republicans to no standards at all.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 10 July 2023

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