by all accounts

Idioms

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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by all accounts

It’s hard to know what a Burnham administration would mean for Britain since by all accounts he’s been on an ideological journey for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Broadway, top-heavy with musical parodies and attention-grabbing revivals, is having a strange season by all accounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

And by all accounts, Hencely had a strong claim against Fluor.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026

The two-week truce is by all accounts fragile, and there is little evidence that the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil typically passes, has reopened.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

She was popular, an only child, and by all accounts without blemish.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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