all along

Example Sentences

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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

“There was nothing wrong with the poles all along the bayou.”

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

What if I’d gotten it wrong all along?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse