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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]

Example Sentences

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Ballmer steadfastly denies arranging the deal between Aspiration and Leonard, who by all accounts performed no duties for Aspiration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

His relationship with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be crucial to pulling this transition off, and by all accounts they get along well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“TPU is by all accounts a solid alternative, and one that has meaningfully contributed to several key models.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Ran was, by all accounts, an unusually gracious young man.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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