in all

phrase

: including everything or everyone
—used to indicate a total
There were about a thousand people at the concert in all.

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Other alleged violations — which total 23 in all — range from not having any smoke or carbon monoxide detectors throughout the property to failing to maintain the building in a structurally safe and stable condition. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 On an infinite graph — an abstraction where the graph extends forever in all directions — one or several infinite seas will dominate. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 And, in all four cases, unopened containers of formula in the infant homes tested negative for Cronobacter skazakii. — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 These spacecraft — which are named after a widespread genus of owl — use synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to study our planet both day and night, and in all weather conditions. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in all

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“In all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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