all kinds of

1. 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]

2. A large amount of something, as in She has all kinds of money . This hyperbolic usage is colloquial.

Example Sentences

We’ve done great tours with all kinds of different bands, black metal bands like Dark Funeral and Mayhem.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m a lover of all kinds of raw fish, but the precision and freshness here stood out in every bite.

From Salon

Koons said “Split-Rocker” will draw all kinds of pollinators, including bees, butterflies and birds.

From Los Angeles Times

Born in West Virginia to Indonesian and Chinese immigrant parents, actor Nancy Wu, who is known for narrating the “X-Men: Mutant Empire” and the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series, began working as a narrator during an era when, she says, “I could voice all kinds of characters I’d never be able to play visually: the leading lady, the evil spirit king, a 6-foot-tall, blue-eyed, blonde vampire queen. It was very freeing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lynch said kids get all kinds of benefits from mentors, but when he asks what those are, the sentence usually starts, “Now that I have friends.... “

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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