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
  • Leal launched an all-out assault on Morono and earned the first-round TKO within the last minute of the fight.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • When the news announces an all-out Alien attack on the Nation, the girls will have to try their best to survive.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Herro scores again and then goes all-out chasing down a loose ball, sliding on the floor.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Context If confirmed, the death of any hostages would highlight what Hamas had said was the risk of a return to all-out war.
    — Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Teammates have called him the heart and soul of their team because of his selfless play and all-out effort.
    — Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 1 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Stocks plunge amid fears of all-out trade war U.S. stocks were sharply lower at the end of Thursday's session, global stocks also slumped and gold flirted with record highs in response to the global tariff avalanche.
    — John Bacon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Trade War Rout Global energy stocks have been in the crosshairs of Trump’s chaos-inducing tariff rollout, as fears rise of an all-out trade war that could throttle global growth and energy demand.
    — Dan Murphy,natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025

all out

2 of 2 adverb
  • And SpaceX did it all out in the open for the world to see.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Check it all out at https://www.pebblebeachfoodandwine.com/events.
    — Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Robert takes a seat next to Jackson and lets it all out.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 May 2021
  • 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 stainless steel headband and knit mesh top are all out in the open.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The victims were all out in the open on the sidewalk or on the streets, Fitzgerald said.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Now the song is streaming and the music video has come to stress us all out.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 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
  • Don't be afraid to go all out with your look this summer.
    — Chelsea Hall, Marie Claire, 29 June 2021
  • 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
  • With the 2021 BET Awards in full swing, celebrities are going all out for the big event.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 June 2021
  • 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 then Lori didn't know until John laid it all out for her there at the end.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 31 May 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
  • But if Denver goes all out, the game could be a problem for the Blazers.
    — oregonlive, 16 May 2021
  • She gets tortured by having to read and talk it all out.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The pair hugged it all out again and had a brief conversation about the now-viral celebration.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
  • There’s something so beautiful about sitting down and getting it all out.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025

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