all-purpose
Example Sentences
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Then I come back in with a second pass: an all-purpose spray.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Then there is “drama,” that vague, all-purpose term that gives the film its title.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The new all-purpose councils - known as unitary authorities - are due to take effect in 2028 for a county of 1.9 million people.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Unified hired to create an all-purpose, artificial intelligence chatbot named “Ed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Until a couple of centuries ago, they served as an all-purpose, neutral pronoun—singular and plural, masculine and feminine.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
