uber alles
Americanidiom
Etymology
Origin of uber alles
First recorded in 1915–20; from German; über “above” + alles “all, everything”
Example Sentences
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Stanford’s commitment to “disruptive” logic — efficiency uber alles — lives on as Palo Alto’s guiding principle, the aforementioned “Palo Alto System.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
This is what I worry about, this need for narrative uber alles.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2019
I think the economists, from Milton Friedman and before, were progenitors of this national cultural ethos, homo economicus uber alles — to mix languages and metaphors.
From Salon ● May 27, 2019
Janelle is right up there with Lady Gaga: image uber alles, average to good musically, not particularly original or innovative.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
Then came the strains of "Deutschland uber alles", in which the Pelikan's crew joined lustily.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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