all the

1. Even, more so, as in Painting the room white will make it all the lighter , or They liked her all the better for not pretending , or You don't care for dessert? Good, all the more for us . Used to underscore a comparison, this idiom was used by Shakespeare in As You Like It (1:2): “All the better; we shall be the more marketable.” [Late 1500s] For a synonym, see so much the .

2. The entire amount of, as in These cousins were all the family he had . In this usage all the is short for all of the . [Ninth century a.d. ]

Example Sentences

Members of the judiciary, prosecutors and judges themselves are "all the time looking up for instructions from above", she says.

From BBC

“It’s time for the President to tell us the truth about what he knew and release all the Epstein files. The American people are demanding answers,” the House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat said in a statement.

From Salon

Analysts and executives say the recent raid is making companies feel exposed, all the more so because U.S. officials have indicated that more crackdowns are coming.

From Los Angeles Times

Nobody really had all the behind-the-scenes stuff that showed what it was actually like to be in Blur, because we were on stage a tiny proportion of the time.

From Los Angeles Times

“We share our condolences to all the staff involved in Haru Urara’s care,” the post said.

From Los Angeles Times