according to all accounts
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He was a gigantic fellow, of enormous strength; but, according to all accounts, a pitiful coward in spite of his boasting.
From At the Point of the Sword by Hayens, Herbert
There is more ice at the south pole than at the north, according to all accounts.
From Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder by Rockwood, Roy
He chewed up two wharf rats back there, according to all accounts, and I’m going in to tell the sergeant, and to ask the captain to give him a medal.
From The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel by Gordon, Harry
It was commenced by the first Ptolemy, and finished about 280 B.C., the workmanship, according to all accounts, being superb.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
Ximenes now continued his course, and came to an island which he named Santa Cruz, where, according to all accounts, there were fine pearl fisheries.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
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