all along
Example Sentences
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“For us to conclude that a law of 160 years’ vintage, with this kind of empirical pedigree, has all along been both unnecessary and improper, would border on rationalist conceit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
In other words, that this was his game plan all along.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
It’s an added shading, an honest commentary, that feels right, as if it were there all along in the DNA of this well-traveled tale of existential concern, just waiting to be uncovered.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"Even though I haven't told my real name until now, I feel like I have shared the real me all along and everything I've told them has been the truth," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Had he then been wrong, quite wrong, about Jonn all along?
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
