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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“For Shohei, you’re just constantly trying to manage his workload, his health, the surgeries and all that stuff,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
An American former newspaper columnist took to his Substack page to attempt a debunking, which offered a coherent if implausible theory of why Europe isn’t all that bad and America isn’t all that great.
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
That proved to be enough – and it wasn't all that close, as the challenger coasted to what appears to be a double-digit victory.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“Oh, come, just one scoop. You won’t starve for it. Bet you haven’t had much fun in weeks, all that digging.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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