How to Use if/when all else fails in a Sentence
if/when all else fails
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And hey, if all else fails, know that at least your love is enough.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2022
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And if all else fails, grab your phone and start swiping.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2023
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And if all else fails, there’s always the option to switch jobs.
—Rachel Shin, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
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And if all else fails, break out the Lin-Manuel Miranda.
—Vulture, 8 June 2022
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But remember, when all else fails: break out the grill.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 7 June 2023
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And if all else fails, a gift card is always a great last-minute option.
—Nicole Charky-Chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022
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And if all else fails, there’s always makeup to fake the look of a more perfect jawline.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
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The solution is to change the subject, change your position in the room or, if all else fails, change the guest list next time.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
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The solution is to change the subject, change your position in the room, or, if all else fails, change the guest list next time.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
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How to turn off an Apple Watch?Troubleshoot your device by restarting if all else fails.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
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And if all else fails, buy a cluster of diamanté brooches and pile them on to lapels and necklines—or in messy, bed-head hair.
—Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2022
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Some things have also looked the same, notably that when all else fails Jackson looks for Andrews.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2023
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And hey, if all else fails, consider whether saving $1.25 is worth it for your data.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2023
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Sometimes the program can even secure members a day-of table when all else fails.
—Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 30 July 2023
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And if all else fails, squirrels are sensitive to capsaicin, the compound that makes peppers hot.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
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And when all else fails, continue to be a positive role model for a healthy lifestyle.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
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And if all else fails, there’s always Australia’s Thunder Down Under.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
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Ideally, dig them out, or if all else fails, spot-treat them carefully with herbicide to kill the roots.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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Hyers said if all else fails, a pricier phone will give you better call quality.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
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And, if all else fails, feel free to commiserate with fellow parents.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
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And if all else fails, perhaps consider an extra helping of dessert.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2023
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And if all else fails, workplace experts say users can always rely on the low-tech solution: turn your device off.
—Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
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Finally, cuddling my dog is essential and if all else fails, chocolate does not.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
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Such a thing is built (and in this case being sold) for laughs, intentional or otherwise — when all else fails, let the viewer drinking games begin.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
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And, if all else fails, there’s always Beyoncé, whose country album, Cowboy Carter, is due in late March to remind us how to wear summer hats.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
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Apps like AccuBattery can provide a good estimate if all else fails.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
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Tech support agents from other security companies have been known to enlist help from Malwarebytes when all else fails.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
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But those who fail to progress in the program could be referred for a conservatorship, with the presumption that there’s no suitable alternative — a sort of slow roll into involuntary care if all else fails.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
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But if all else fails, consider getting your home professionally cleaned.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
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But if all else fails, said Agnew, the financial therapist, prioritize the actual wedding above everything else.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 5 June 2023
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