How to Use altogether in a Sentence

altogether

adverb
  • They had an altogether new idea.
  • If we don't do something now, the forests may disappear altogether.
  • It's best to avoid the situation altogether.
  • Altogether, their efforts were successful.
  • Iran will be pleased to slow down this process and maybe stop it altogether.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
  • At some point, the phone will go away altogether.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • If all else fails, get off the ’gram altogether.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The point is to be able to skip styling altogether, so choose what works for your hair type.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The lack of rain has forced them to cut back on cattle herds or sell out altogether.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Most Fed chairs have left the board altogether when their term as boss runs out.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The goal is not to avoid waking up altogether.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Weird, but not altogether un-fun!
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Two of them weigh more than 60 pounds altogether.
    — Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At one point, it was put on hold and seemed at risk of being abandoned altogether.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But some seem to lack this instinct altogether and ignore or even kill their pups.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This doesn’t mean that Kylie has stayed mum on the topic altogether.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Having a few outsiders fall in love with the place seems altogether well-timed.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • These artists have dodged flying beer cans and, in some cases, stopped their shows altogether.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Some riverine dwellers must walk up to three hours to reach their houses – and tourism has stopped altogether.
    — Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In the new study, the team removed the spray coating altogether.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Shopping for a loafer that isn’t bulky doesn’t mean skipping height altogether.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
  • If your shrimp is on the recall list, toss it or return it—but there’s no need to avoid shrimp altogether.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, green uses fresh green chiles, and white omits the chiles altogether.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Ryan shrugs off the daily noise altogether.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Will this be Tár lite or something altogether trashier?
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some apartments bar dogs altogether while others have bans on those of a certain size or breed.
    — TIME, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Avoid the skin touching the grates altogether.
    — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • When this occurs, the mower may slow or stall altogether.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
  • And how it was routed to avoid the Trou sans Fond altogether.
    — Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The good news is that there is a preferred low pressure method that helps to avoid damage altogether.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026

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