How to Use all-out in a Sentence

all-out

1 of 2 adjective
  • And one that will lead to an all-out war.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 June 2026
  • Same love of the game and all-out effort.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That’s three all-out blitzes on the final four snaps.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Push comes to shove, shoves come to punches, and an all-out brawl erupts.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The defense sent an all-out zero blitz.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Since its release, the two have waged an all-out meme war online.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Trump clearly does not want to go back to all-out war at the moment.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • These games do not appeal to those who want to see all-out action.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And the fear is, if a deal isn't reached, both sides will return to all-out war.
    — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • In my whole lifetime, the world has never been closer to all-out war.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • World leaders made urgent calls to deescalate and avoid all-out war.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
  • An all-out brawl occurred, to the point where pepper spray had to be used on players.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Herro scores again and then goes all-out chasing down a loose ball, sliding on the floor.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The defense forced a turnover on downs on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line with an all-out blitz.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Stars are going all-out glam at the The Gotham Awards.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
  • In the lead up to the release, Sylvester and his team have gone all-out with the rollout.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • This looks to Walz like an all-out federal assault on his state.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Was there really an all-out attempt to hunt down the best talent?
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • There’s no time like the holidays to go all-out on a gift for someone special.
    — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But, at some point, the pair is either going to have to work things out or prepare for all-out war.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Going on vacation doesn't always have to be an all-out splurge to have a good time.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2024
  • Hezbollah, like Israel, does not appear to want an all-out war.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The two economies are now locked in an all-out, high-intensity trade standoff.
    — Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The all-out blitz may be over, but the crappie will remain active until the storm’s end.
    — Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Strange, though, motioned inside to help block an all-out Denver blitz.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Is an all-out drug war — with full commitment, with all the bells and whistles — the answer?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Your tween and their friends can work together to hit targets or wage an all-out war against each other.
    — Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Teammates have called him the heart and soul of their team because of his selfless play and all-out effort.
    — Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 1 Mar. 2025
  • McVay, at an all-out sprint since his 2017 hire, wasn’t just burned out.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • By the end of the week, the experiment snowballs into an all-out war game.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

all out

2 of 2 adverb
  • This time, the city went all out.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Check it all out in the gallery ahead.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Shout it all out in the comments.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Scroll below to check it all out.
    — ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Arthur can’t quite figure it all out.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Please let it all out now and not later.
    — Catherine Mevs, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
  • There’d be an easy way to figure this all out.
    — Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The Rangers have two more weeks to hash it all out.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Did Ted leave it all out on the field, or what?
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • And to close it all out, these are the best new dance projects of the week.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The goal was to get it all out of our heads and onto the board.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Or stay the course and trust the courts to sort it all out fairly?
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Giants have four months to sort it all out.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time an artist lets it all out next to Bizarrap.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
  • This option is for those who want to go all out this year — kid or adult.
    — Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2020
  • The king wants to go all out for his funeral.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
  • And pour it all out on the table, hold nothing back.
    — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • And two final-day waiver claims to round it all out.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Lay it all out and stay consistent.
    — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Both are wickedly fast and go all out from the moment the gate opens.
    — Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Jan. 2022
  • People spilling all out into the street.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • So which route is the best one for college football — all in or all out?
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2019
  • His dad’s physicians were all out-of-network in the new plan.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Now the song is streaming and the music video has come to stress us all out.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Both contestants laid it all out.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But in truth both sides, and the league writ large, were all out to prove something that night.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Go all out and get a combo of brisket and oxtail for the real deal.
    — Christina Liao, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • His instruction to them was to block it all out and focus on the game.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Some people deal with it by crying, letting it all out.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Your energy levels are all out of whack as the sun and moon clash!
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026

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