at all
Idioms-
In any way or manner, as in Is she able to sing at all?
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To any extent, as in Was she at all surprised?
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For any reason, as in Why bother at all?
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In the slightest degree, under any circumstances, as in She simply refused to walk at all . This construction often occurs in the negative, as in He was not at all frightened . All four senses of this phrase date from the mid-1300s.
Example Sentences
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Roughly one in three American adults never votes at all.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
"When I joined more than 30 years ago, there were no females in the senior management team at all, but today 50% of our senior leadership team are female."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then again, if you expect that, you might not own any stocks at all.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
But ultimately I didn’t miss my phone at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He was stomping on ahead of us through the snow with Marlene, and there was scarcely a sign of a limp at all.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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