all of
Idioms-
The entire amount of something, as in The baby ate all of his cereal . This usage is relatively new, the word of being included only from about 1800 on.
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No less than, at least, as in Although she looked much younger, she was all of seventy . [First half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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“But no, on the outside, they had maybe, maybe 10 people. … They’re there to target one child, but they affect all of them.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Having recovered from a knee injury, he made his third debut for Stockport on 6 April... lasting all of 11 minutes as he got two yellow cards and was sent off.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
"While we have resolved nearly all of these claims through settlements, families are entitled to pursue their claims through the court process, and we respect their right to do so."
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
And he says the new approach—based on applying smaller models to smaller chunks of data—is cheaper than processing all of the information in a massive LLM over and over again.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
I know it’s because of all the things I finally told her about all of it and everything.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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