all kinds of
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Also, . All or many varieties of something, as in Before the banquet, they served all kinds of drinks , or He sold exotic fruit of all sorts , or The museum featured all manner of artifacts . [Early 1300s]
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A large amount of something, as in She has all kinds of money . This hyperbolic usage is colloquial.
Example Sentences
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In the wake of double haymakers inflicted by the pandemic and the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes in 2023, the ground is fertile for the AI revolution to seed all kinds of second-rate content.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Last year, consumers bought just $19 billion worth of them, out of a staggering $464 billion in total purchases of all kinds of annuities, the life-insurance industry group Limra has reported.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Mom-and-pop stores in countries like India tend to stock all kinds of products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"They could find all kinds of terrible stuff, but then determine that technically speaking, the percentage of contribution wasn't met."
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
The middle of the clearing was piled high with cardboard boxes, spoiled food, old mattresses, and all kinds of other junk.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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