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

All that was left was to toast our good fortune and enjoy the ride.

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“I went from so-and-so to so-and-so, trying out studios, making promises I couldn’t keep. But all that stuff over the weeks just kind of flaked away.”

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But after the wildfire, Dusty’s omnipresent cowboy hat is all that remains from the only life he’s ever known.

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But if you try to make sense of the global economy for a living, as I do, you know good analysis and debate require identifying what looks promising amid all that may be disastrous.

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“It’s a strength of ours. It’s a strength of theirs. All that is typical of games like this.”

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