all along

adverb

: all the time
knew the truth all along

Examples of all along in a Sentence

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The Bears considered veteran special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, but Hightower was in the mix all along. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 Perhaps these two know that the key to maternity style was in dad’s closet all along. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 Don’t forget, Molina has been manipulating his cellmate all along, trying to uncover the information that could lead to his release. Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 Yet others aren’t as optimistic and feel that the pardon is an insult to followers of Garvey who knew the truth all along. Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for all along 

Word History

First Known Use

1619, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all along was in 1619

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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

all along

adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along

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