How to Use all along in a Sentence

all along

adverb
  • Which raises the question: Has this been the problem all along?
    Byron Tate, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
  • And as McMeekin notes, Stalin’s nature was clear all along.
    Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2021
  • Had this been a 12-team playoff all along, Ohio State would have made all seven.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 June 2021
  • For anyone who likes reading error messages, the reason why has been hiding in plain sight all along.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The dress has a trendy tank-style neckline and ruching all along the sides that shows off your figure without being too revealing.
    Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2021
  • In the end, despite utilizing the same features, the video parts turned out vastly different—which was the hope all along.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • This has been the plan all along as the team wanted to give the rookie a chance to see how NBA life is out on the road.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Frontline workers in many fields, from health care to food processing, have been in the office all along, and should never be erased from the picture.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 2 June 2021
  • Where last month was concrete evidence of the field level seating, now there is the skeletal beginnings of the sections all along that end of the new structure.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2021
  • Everyone now knows Peter Parker has been Spider-Man all along.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 2 June 2021
  • At one point Grande erased every single song on her iPod with the exception of the Wicked soundtrack, further proof that this dream gig might have been in the stars all along.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
  • For others, who by the nature of their businesses or jobs have been in-person all along, that flexibility and innovation will look very different.
    Catherine Roberts, Star Tribune, 16 June 2021
  • The pain got worse with the bumpiness of the road all along the way.
    New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • And that’s been the trope all along—if them, why not us?
    Patrick J. Deneen, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • The rest of the store remained true to its roots all along.
    John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And that some of the Avengers might have been aliens all along.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Jan. 2022
  • And, for some creators, that’s been the plan all along.
    Annie Goldsmith, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • And all along, Hernández’s name was near the top of their list.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Bike and golf cart rental shops can be found all along the beach.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The next day, pieces of James Byrd’s body were found all along the route.
    Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • And who knows, maybe Misty knew about her cult all along.
    Radhika Menon, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Again, Field gives us a hint this is his plan all along.
    Somtow Sucharitkul, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And how for some, storming the Capitol was part of the plan, all along.
    New York Times, 30 June 2021
  • But there are risks and pitfalls all along the way for Democrats here.
    ABC News, 18 July 2021
  • Maybe the Chili Peppers have been the dystopian Beach Boys all along.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022
  • State Park was the perfect space all along, Cato King notes.
    Lukas Harnisch, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Which is as much of a miracle as the show has been all along.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • And that -- that is the answer he's been giving all along.
    ABC News, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Rather, Nagy has said all along that Dalton is the team’s No. 1 starter.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The coach also said his goal was to be in Denver for the start of the series all along.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024

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