in all

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: including everything or everyone

—used to indicate a total

There were about a thousand people at the concert in all.

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Between 2010 and 2020, arrests in all but one year held between 300,000 and 500,000 per year. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026 Russ leaves in all those scenes of Tyson telling him to change the subject just to show where his limits are. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Mitte appeared in all five seasons of the show, which ran from 2008 to 2013. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 At the Palladium, James and her bandmate/husband Zachary took the stage in all-black leather, with thigh-high boots, swords, an inverted crucifix necklace and a giant silver Baphomet pendant. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in all

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