all that
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Too, very, usually employed in a negative context meaning not too, not very. For example, The new house is not all that different from your old one . [Mid-1900s] Also see none too .
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That and everything else of the kind. For example, She enjoys wearing nice clothes and perfume and all that . [c. 1700] Also see and all .
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See for all that .
Example Sentences
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Bass was aware of all that, but said that having worked in Sacramento and D.C., and having built relationships with county supervisors, she’d be able to build better systems and get better outcomes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
To be sure, an aborted launch isn’t all that surprising.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
And all that prompting is how the company racked up a $400,000 AI compute bill on the project.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
If you make it through all that, you still have two more albums to go.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
I gathered bits of straw from the floor and the hens’ nest outside, but all that got me was some shriveled turnips and onions.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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