How to Use all-out in a Sentence

all-out

1 of 2 adjective
  • The all-out fight is certain to be welcomed by the Biden White House.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 24 May 2023
  • Push comes to shove, shoves come to punches, and an all-out brawl erupts.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The Boys season 4 sees America on the brink of all-out chaos.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2024
  • In the worst-case scenario, Trump’s policies could lead to an all-out trade war.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • Since its release, the two have waged an all-out meme war online.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
  • That’s the equivalent of nearly nine days’ worth of all-out, 200-foot shifts.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
  • An all-out brawl occurred, to the point where pepper spray had to be used on players.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • This isn't the first time the Ambani family has gone all-out for a wedding.
    Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The all-out blitz may be over, but the crappie will remain active until the storm’s end.
    Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Herro scores again and then goes all-out chasing down a loose ball, sliding on the floor.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • His wife Nancy, on the other hand, went all-out in a neon pink skirt fitted with a black bow.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • Is an all-out drug war — with full commitment, with all the bells and whistles — the answer?
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Warm and cuddly, nice with a little bit of snark or all-out Ricky Gervais?
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Built in 1880 by Jule Gilmer Körner, the historic home goes all-out for the holidays.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Janelle Monáe tends to go all-out for Halloween — but this year, her costume will be two years in the making.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The best way to avoid all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, says Blinken, is to get a ceasefire in Gaza.
    Elliott Gotkine, CNN, 28 July 2024
  • There’s no time like the holidays to go all-out on a gift for someone special.
    Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Both Israel and the militias avoided causing the kind of damage that could lead to all-out war.
    Patrick Kingsley and Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • What followed was a huge, yet telegraphed assault and no all-out war.
    Golnar Motevalli, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Another fear is that the all-out Israeli assault on Gaza will soon turn to them.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Going on vacation doesn't always have to be an all-out splurge to have a good time.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2024
  • Hezbollah, like Israel, does not appear to want an all-out war.
    Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2023
  • By the last song, the venue was an all-out party, and you’d be forgiven for thinking the 27-year-old rapper was running the show.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The Canadian driver crashed at Turn 4, leading to all-out chaos.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And that breaks the family bond and triggers an all-out battle for survival.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • He was also seen posing with Kate and Oliver, both of whom also went all-out in dressing for the theme.
    Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There’s no need to go all-out with the table decoration, but a few small touches can go a long way.
    Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But the term war is now used all of the time in Moscow, most often to describe the all-out confrontation with the West that Russia sees in the conflict.
    Roger Cohen Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • The finale gave us a pretty thrilling cliffhanger: an airborne dragon duel, the killing of a young prince, avowals of all-out war.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 14 June 2024
  • What should be a simple errand spirals into an all-out battle with a fellow desperate dad (Sinbad)...and a couple of gung-ho-ho-ho mall Santas.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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all out

2 of 2 adverb
  • Now the song is streaming and the music video has come to stress us all out.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Carmakers are going all out to sell this year’s models before the new year.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time an artist lets it all out next to Bizarrap.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The spinach lends a fresh green-ness to balance it all out.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Kyran Tilley left it all out on the court Wednesday night.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There once was a duck who was all out of bothers to give.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The victims were all out in the open on the sidewalk or on the streets, Fitzgerald said.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Both are wickedly fast and go all out from the moment the gate opens.
    Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Jan. 2022
  • After all, Rodgers went on the retreat to block it all out.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But in truth both sides, and the league writ large, were all out to prove something that night.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Yakusho fills in the blanks without spelling it all out.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Check them all out below, then head to Sephora to shop the full sale.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2022
  • And a shout-out to Stevens for going all out to acquire White.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022
  • Or will the day’s headlines prompt us to go all out and splurge on an end-of-the-world bender?
    Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Josh held his breath for a moment, then blew them all out.
    Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Nov. 2021
  • But this night — this gala tribute show, brought it all out.
    Michael Kosser, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Go all out and get a combo of brisket and oxtail for the real deal.
    Christina Liao, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Biden just laid it all out there at a CNN town hall Thursday night.
    Peter Weber, The Week, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The caller reported that people and pets were all out of the house, with two cars in the garage at the time.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2022
  • To get the play-by-play on more of the movie's standout hairstyles, check them all out in our roundup right here.
    Sara Miranda, Allure, 11 Jan. 2022
  • She gets tortured by having to read and talk it all out.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Check it all out below and be sure to check back for updates.
    Claire Peltier, ABC News, 26 July 2024
  • And there’s no greater reason to go all out for Campbell.
    Essence, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Pour the tahini on top, making sure to scrape it all out of the container, and add the salt and cumin.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The first paragraph in the summary of the case really spells it all out.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Broke the rule: Manageg Gabe Kapler laid it all out the night before.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Gemini May 21 – June 20 Time to cut loose and let it all out!
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Victims were all out in the open, either on the sidewalk or on the streets, police said.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Rounding it all out: a private horse trail in the backyard.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
  • Women, and sometimes men, often need to cry it all out, and aren’t the movies—a refuge in the dark—the perfect place to do that?
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024

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