How to Use all-encompassing in a Sentence

all-encompassing

adjective
  • The need to live your joy can feel all-encompassing now.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The pain was just so all-encompassing that the fight just went out of me.
    — Paul De Gelder, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
  • And so this is one huge, all-encompassing tool to help with that.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Amid what can seem like all-encompassing death there is new life, often born in tragedy.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Few things are more all-encompassing as unhealthy air.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And those who know us, or know how all-encompassing grief can be, understand that.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • It’s not always meant to be all-encompassing.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Then an all-encompassing brightness filled the sky.
    — Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Adam is truly, in his soul, all-encompassing.
    — Sarah Sotoodeh , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Now, they’re matched for the eighth-most hits among K-pop solo stars on the all-encompassing chart.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • That means our list is highly subjective and in no way all-encompassing.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The lingering pause is like a warm, all-encompassing embrace frozen in time.
    — Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The muted green color, all-encompassing on the walls 70 years ago, is still found at the base of the walls.
    — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The intake noise is all-encompassing.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This was an all-encompassing statement.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For brand marketers, this calls for a more adaptable, all-encompassing approach.
    — John Pacini, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Disney has flirted with an all-encompassing super app concept in the past.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • Several of the singers were also inspired by the fact that record was so all-encompassing of so many genres.
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
  • This is not intended to be an all-encompassing list, but rather a guide to matching needs and prospects of interest.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And, is being a teenager stuck with this all-encompassing medium more difficult than in years’ past?
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Jorge Rios Wright’s oldest friends are still awed by his one-of-a-kind, all-encompassing sense of humor.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • Organizers explain the rooms are meant to be an escape from that all-encompassing world.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Clearly, the failure here was all-encompassing.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
  • This all-encompassing love includes family and friends, her home, and herself.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • This all-encompassing approach is what sets Sip & Guzzle apart.
    — Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
  • His foresight led him to launch an all-encompassing web agency, Emblaze One.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • The process of choosing a school has been all-encompassing for the Martinezes, Selina said.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Tucked away among towering pine trees beneath crisp blue skies, the resort is an all-encompassing sanctuary where time seems to slow.
    — Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Yes, Shakira had a big year, but with no album or tour in the past twelve months, other artists had bigger, more all-encompassing years.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • In Iran, the hijab — and the all-encompassing black chador worn by some — has long been a political symbol as well.
    — Nasser Karimi, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'all-encompassing.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: