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at all
In the slightest degree, under any circumstances, as in She simply refused to walk at all . This construction often occurs in the negative, as in He was not at all frightened . All four senses of this phrase date from the mid-1300s.
To any extent, as in Was she at all surprised?
For any reason, as in Why bother at all?
In any way or manner, as in Is she able to sing at all?
Example Sentences
I believe it will require a generational change in leadership at all levels to lead us out of this situation.
“They left us here with no belongings, without anything at all,” Ramírez said.
And yet there appears to be no specific monitoring or testing of pork processing or swine-raising facilities at all.
At times it's as if the golf is more important, and that is not true at all.
But they didn’t go very deeply, if at all, into why that should make a difference.
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