all hands
Example Sentences
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“You get a sense it’s all hands on deck for some families,” says Keith Wolf, managing partner of recruiting firm Murray Resources in Houston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"We knew if we let her go she would disappear. It was all hands to deck to get her remanded," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Philadelphia police will enforce mandatory overtime during the "all hands on deck" period, Roosevelt Poplar, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, told ESPN.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“We are all hands on deck to make sure all traffic is served without errors,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
In the afternoon, all hands were engaged in preparations to abandon the stockade.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
