by all accounts

Idioms  

1. Also, according to all accounts. From all reports available, from what everyone is saying. For example, By all accounts the party was a great success, or They spent a fortune on their cruise, according to all accounts. These phrases rely on account in the sense of “a particular report or description of some event.” [Late 1700s]

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Example Sentences

By all accounts, that was meant to be a friendship for the long haul, with a three-year contract and a planned Disney+ feature where subscribers could upload their Sora-Disney outputs.

From Slate

The first integrity alert, by all accounts, did not come until June 2025 — more than two years into the alleged scheme — and was triggered by suspicious bets on a teammate, not Clase.

From MarketWatch

When the hearing resumed, what followed was, by all accounts, a catastrophic embarrassment for the committee — one entirely of its own making.

From Salon

By all accounts, Jamerson is a dream player, one filled with resilience and gratitude.

From Los Angeles Times

Born at home and raised in a mixed Hindu-Muslim neighbourhood shaped by quiet hardship, Dipu was, by all accounts, a private man with few friends.

From BBC