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

Departing senators are typically invited to get up and give goodbye speeches, and Miller’s was, by all accounts, memorable.

From Slate

He was, by all accounts, acting as a Good Samaritan, trying to break up the fight.

From The Wall Street Journal

By all accounts, the problem wasn’t Mr. Van Epps—a capable, attractive, hardworking candidate.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From MarketWatch

By all accounts, they were wrong.

From Salon