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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What the committee does will depend on all that plus how the chairman manages disagreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
This shifting relationship isn’t all that surprising, according to Jeffrey Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
A phone call from the coroner's office changed all that: they were told Daniel had undiagnosed advanced oesophageal cancer, and that the main cause of death was an obstruction in his throat from some food.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
What’s paying full price for an Ugly Kid Joe CD you never wanted compared to all that?
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
They must have been students of his, and not all that long ago, either, if their young, wide-eyed faces were anything to go by.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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