How to Use all along in a Sentence

all along

adverb
  • And that some of the Avengers might have been aliens all along.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Jan. 2022
  • And Pelphrey played him wonderfully all along the way. ....
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Just as the case has all along, the decision to deport Djokovic split opinion.
    Rod McGuirk, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2022
  • But all along, in the valley of the shadow of the virus, there has been remarkable resilience.
    New York Times, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Has a gentlewoman approach been present in your designs all along?
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2022
  • But as events unfold, a grueling game of cat and mouse reveals that Suzy has been holding all the cards all along.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Some fans might have speculated all along that Emilia Clarke might play Brand.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Get higher in these sikk knee high boots that have a vegan leather construction, platform soles, side zip closures, adjustable lace-ups, and thick buckle straps all along the front.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 27 Jan. 2022
  • That’s been his agenda—and incidentally, the stated agenda of the Democratic Party—all along.
    Abdul El-Sayed, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Today, fencing stretches almost all along the Arizona-Mexico border.
    Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2021
  • For their part, labor unions had been divided all along about Biden's attempt to create a vaccine mandate, with many nurses and teachers groups in favor, but many police and fire unions opposed.
    David Koenig, ajc, 15 Jan. 2022
  • The pain got worse with the bumpiness of the road all along the way.
    New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • And that’s been the trope all along—if them, why not us?
    Patrick J. Deneen, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • The rest of the store remained true to its roots all along.
    John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And all along, Hernández’s name was near the top of their list.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Bike and golf cart rental shops can be found all along the beach.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The next day, pieces of James Byrd’s body were found all along the route.
    Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • And who knows, maybe Misty knew about her cult all along.
    Radhika Menon, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Again, Field gives us a hint this is his plan all along.
    Somtow Sucharitkul, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe the Chili Peppers have been the dystopian Beach Boys all along.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022
  • State Park was the perfect space all along, Cato King notes.
    Lukas Harnisch, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Which is as much of a miracle as the show has been all along.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The coach also said his goal was to be in Denver for the start of the series all along.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024
  • But all along, Allen had his eyes on a much bigger prize.
    Stuart Miller, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
  • But all along, the decision about whether to go to war was Mr. Putin’s alone.
    New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Roth saw what was coming, had in fact seen it all along.
    Anna Mundow, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The ojitos lindos, or pretty eyes, were the pup’s all along.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Aaron Cohen has been by his side as his coach all along.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The solution is right there, and it’s been there all along: Fix the problem.
    Rayna Reid, Essence, 29 Apr. 2022
  • As a consequence, institutions will turn to derivatives markets for price discovery and be able to manage risk all along the price curve.
    Alexander S. Blume, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

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