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all told
adverb
: with everything or everyone taken into account : in all
expecting eight guests all told
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Examples of all told in a Sentence
all told, we made $14.64
Recent Examples on the Web
That cycle of emotions, all told with his eyes and mouth, has deservedly become an enduring meme.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
While Ferrari originally planned on making 400 copies of the F40, the money kept flowing in, so the company kept building: all told, more than 1,300 examples rolled out of the factory, even at an official price tag of just under $400,000.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s a creepy hitchhiker, a girl who becomes impaled by a meat hook, and graveyard vandalism, all told in a grainy, documentary style (including a series of unsettling radio reports and opening narration).
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Market research firm QuestionPro estimated that all told, her Eras Tour could help add $5 billion to the global economy.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near all told
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“All told.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20told. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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