above all

Example Sentences

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Instead of blanket-dismissing tech entrepreneurs or wholesale manifesting a god in the machine, Pope Leo has sought a careful, studied, moral middle ground: one that encourages technological progress but upholds human dignity above all.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Kaden puts his service to his mother above all else in his life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

However, if a poem leads you to a state of understanding, of awareness, and above all, aspiration, then you start to think about a different life, you want to live differently.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

"But, above all, it is painful. It stigmatises an innocent man."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“She was not in love with you, or with Mr. de Winter. She was not in love with anyone. She despised all men. She was above all that.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier