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 current 15 authorities and two levels of local government are due to be abolished and replaced with between three and five all-purpose unitary councils.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Nowadays, the industry uses more effective cleaners, such as peracetic acid, a kind of all-purpose antimicrobial agent used in hospital cleaners, produce washes, and meat processing.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 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
