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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"This is about all of us coming together to find our place and our power in the thrilling work of building a shared future: a government that works for the many, not the money."
From BBC
This is a problem for all of Canada.
Meanwhile, the Bible bursts with globally familiar stories, all of which are in the public domain.
From Salon
One of the things about growing up in the television age is that we’ve seen all of the big acts of the human drama— weddings, births, deaths—played out before we’ve experienced them.
From Slate
The sport is now deep into its next generation of champions and Woods hovers over all of it, both as an idol to today’s contenders and a heavyweight force behind the game.
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