all the same
Idioms-
Also, all one . Equally acceptable, making no difference. For example, If it's all the same to you I'd prefer the blue car , or Hot or cold, it's all one to me . [Late 1700s]
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Also, just the same . Nevertheless, still. For example, John wants to stay another week, but I'm going home all the same , or Even if you vote against it, this measure will pass just the same . [c. 1800]
Example Sentences
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Whether or not they will actually go ahead has yet to be confirmed, but the city has readied itself all the same.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Yet the net result is all the same: The U.S. is barely creating any new jobs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
The equal-weight index, by contrast, includes all the same companies—but with approximately 1/500th, or about 0.2%, in each at the beginning of every calendar quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Both sorts looking for life in the lives being lived, all the same.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
And though I tried to ignore this I was aware of it all the same.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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