know-it-all

Example Sentences

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We want to know it all, to see every vision of the next life and spend our lives doing whatever we can to get there.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

A voyager is curious and open to the idea that they don’t know it all.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2024

But members of the secondary know it all starts up front with the defensive line.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Virgos are like, “I know it all even if I’m wrong.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023

“Yeah, you don’t think you are. But it’s always the smart ones, the ones who know it all, who make the most mistakes.”

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds