all along

Example Sentences

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Israel has been searching for tunnels crossing between the Hamas and Israeli areas of control by drilling all along the yellow line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Since then, the two sides have exchanged multiple proposals, with the threat of renewed war looming all along.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

With Martinez’s choice out of the running, the Democrat turned to the candidate who’d been his second pick all along, Xavier Becerra.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

"I knew Trump was going to announce it; I've said it all along," said Loperena, 69, who lives in Clovis, California.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“It’s not as though I want to go,” he said, as though it had been my idea all along.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros