all-out

Example Sentences

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But neither side seems to regard the sort of tit for tat exchanges we have seen this week as marking a return to all-out war.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Beijing thrives in that gray space and strategically aims to keep below the threshold of triggering all-out conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Both sides have refused to make concessions and repeatedly threatened to resume fighting, but neither appears willing to return to all-out war.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to search for people who are still unaccounted for and save the injured.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Not the all-out love the people in the park had for Cool Papa Byrd and the Bluesmen.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia