How to Use all-hands-on-deck in a Sentence

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  • In an all-hands-on-deck game by the Reds’ bullpen, Cincinnati pulled out the win.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 May 2023
  • But once Bradish went down, Wells saw the rest of the game as an all-hands-on-deck situation.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Then again, the Rangers could take an all-hands-on-deck approach to the final stretch and go to the bullpen earlier.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This all-hands-on-deck approach paid off and Andrea was among the first to get a new ticket.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
  • To handle the demand, the agency has been taking an all-hands-on-deck approach.
    Andrea Sachs, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • Working in any emergency requires swift action and an all-hands-on-deck approach to quell the threat.
    Zena Harris, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2023
  • The Astros went with an all-hands-on-deck approach from a pitching standpoint, with reliever Phil Maton getting the start.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Climate change is an all-hands-on-deck problem, and escalating crises will not wait for Washington to adapt.
    Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Raceway gets unusual request to help Gov. Shapiro and others who spoke at the re-opening Friday morning stressed the all-hands-on-deck nature of the road repair.
    Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 23 June 2023
  • Joel questions if their way of all-hands-on-deck life is essentially communism, and while Tommy isn't so hot to use that word, Maria embraces it.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
  • In an all-hands-on-deck family affair, the Montañezes tirelessly work to concoct the perfect level of heat and lip-smacking sazón.
    Sylvio Martins, Bon Appétit, 12 June 2023
  • Getting kids’ learning back on track is going to take an all-hands-on-deck approach—from parents, teachers, and communities at large.
    Wendy Wisner, Parents, 5 July 2023
  • That’s why organizations like Child Trends have been urging schools and communities to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to youth mental health.
    Anya Kamenetz, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This was an all-hands-on-deck moment that required personal sacrifice and the suspension of ambition.
    Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The network is gathering audiences for a sort of all-hands-on-deck format that features many of its opinion personalities hashing out big headlines.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
  • At the time, E3 was the pinnacle of gaming events—an all-hands-on-deck affair where videogame journalists routinely filed several stories per day while running from big-hype promo events to big-hype meetings with game companies.
    Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Baby Boomer managers will relish the opportunity to require workers to return to the office, claiming an all-hands-on-deck policy is now mandatory.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The concerts settled into a durable format years ago, with the first half featuring each guitarist playing two or three tunes solo, and the second half pairing off players in different combinations (with an all-hands-on-deck finale).
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But the spending blowout throughout and since the pandemic — part critical emergency funding, part political need to show an all-hands-on-deck approach in crisis — contributed to the latest outbreak in inflation.
    Jana Randow, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
  • That episode was a particularly tall order, requiring an all-hands-on-deck, collaborative approach.
    Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
  • And very often this all-hands-on-deck mobilization of civil society and the private sector is highlighting a glaring government absence – prompting many Israelis to foretell deep political repercussions in the years ahead.
    Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Wednesday’s presidential visit to Milwaukee was part of an all-hands-on-deck administration effort to promote Biden’s economic policies, as the president faces pressure to improve his poll numbers in coming months.
    Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The concert film/documentary chronicles the tour’s elaborate, all-hands-on-deck production and crucial performances, while glimpses of Beyoncé’s experiences as a mother, professional, and cultural powerhouse are interwoven throughout the 3-hour film.
    Jaelani Turner-Williams, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023

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