each and every one

1. Also, every last one; every single one. Every individual in a group, as in Each and every student must register by tomorrow, or I've graded every last one of the exams, or Every single one of his answers was wrong. All of these phrases are generally used for emphasis. The first, although seemingly redundant, has replaced all and every, first recorded in 1502. The first variant dates from the late 1800s, and both it and the second are widely used. Also see every tom, dick, and harry. Every mother's son (late 1500s) and every man Jack (mid-1800s) are earlier versions that refer only to males.

Example Sentences

“That was the first thing that came to my mind is what responsibility did we have to actually vet each and every one of the cases?”

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“I will personally be taking each and every one of you throughout the house.”

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It would be provocative, and certainly partisan, in a country where no facet of life is now considered outside the purview of the American president and a federal government willing to investigate each and every one of his irritants.

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“My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials, and everyone else who brings order to our country,” he said.

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He ticked through some of the recent instances of political violence - those that targeted conservatives - and said his administration would find "each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence".

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