ALL in a Sentence

Learn ALL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

405 example sentences for ALL, such as:

1. At night, all cats are grey.
2. A rising tide lifts all boats.
3. But he kept ahead all the time.
4. A merry heart goes all the way.
5. I've spent all my money already.

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 Meanings and Examples of ALL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
all
 a.  the whole amount, quantity, or extent of
 pron.  the complete amount or number
Classic Sentence: (203 in 14 pages)
1  "I wonder if they are all quite dead," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  "It is all different already," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
3  He looked up at the sky and all about him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
4  There was exactly one a-piece all round.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
5  "I am not tired at all," said Colin.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
6  They were all too much in earnest.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
7  They want to be doing things all the time.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
8  And they did all these things and many others.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
9  Who would not give all else for two.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
10  The boys all hated him, he was so good.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
11  But all trials bring their compensations.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
12  She began to try all manner of remedies on him.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
13  But he's out of all his troubles now.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
14  Oh, it's all getting just as bright as day, now.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
15  But he kept ahead all the time.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  A rising tide lifts all boats.
17  The beginnings of all things are small.
18  Long tarrying takes all the thanks away.
19  A merry heart goes all the way.
20  At night, all cats are grey.
21  A Jack of all trades and master of none.
22  Patience is the plaster of all sores.
23  Drunken days have all their tomorrows.
24  Idleness is the parent of all vice.
25  The still sow eats up all the draff.
26  This illness is fatal in almost all cases.
27  I live all alone but I never feel lonely.
28  She nagged at him all day along.
29  He laid all the stamps along the desk.
30  I've spent all my money already.