all that

1. 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 .

2. 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 .

3. See for all that .

Example Sentences

Instead, we might pause and recognize ways to exercise more vigilance about the ways some people are treated differently from others, which is all that anyone like Adebayo might ask.

From Salon

A flash of the star’s 100-watt smile is all that’s needed to make the notion that Jay Kelly is one of the last great movie stars ring true.

From Salon

The movie star’s mask of artifice briefly vanishes, and all that’s left is a puppy dog look of yearning, a sad acceptance that it’s too late to change certain things.

From Salon

With all that in mind, it is understandable Glasner has, at best, shown a reluctance to commit.

From BBC

Get your a— in the front row and study and do all that.

From Los Angeles Times

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