by/from all accounts
idiom
: according to all of the different descriptions of something
By all accounts, the band put on a great show.
She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.
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Ovechkin is easy to like, though, by all accounts a terrific teammate.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
High up in that treehouse, so far away from anything but the snakes, hawks, coyotes and other creatures that called this land home, Kilmer could take flight and escape the Hollywood noise that had turned the gifted artist into, by all accounts, a difficult presence at times.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Monday marked the police department’s last official day of Spring Break enforcement, and by all accounts, this year’s monthlong event wrapped up without any major incidents.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Even when the ghosts of his past return to haunt him, he’s shown reflective, and by all accounts, mature — the polar opposite of the first few games.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
High up in that treehouse, so far away from anything but the snakes, hawks, coyotes and other creatures that called this land home, Kilmer could take flight and escape the Hollywood noise that had turned the gifted artist into, by all accounts, a difficult presence at times.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Monday marked the police department’s last official day of Spring Break enforcement, and by all accounts, this year’s monthlong event wrapped up without any major incidents.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Even when the ghosts of his past return to haunt him, he’s shown reflective, and by all accounts, mature — the polar opposite of the first few games.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
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“By/from all accounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Ffrom%20all%20accounts. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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