at all
adverb
: in any way or respect : to the least extent or degree : under any circumstances
doesn't smoke at all
Examples of at all in a Sentence
wasn't at all pleased with the way the family portrait came out
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These have almost exclusively been in carefully contrived experiments that almost beg the AI to misbehave—for example, by asking it to pursue its goal at all costs.
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Harry Booth, Time, 3 June 2025
Pushing for growth at all costs can end up destroying value rather than creating it, through wasteful investments and diverting resources from the core strengths of the firm.
—Ulrich Pidun, Harvard Business Review, 3 June 2025
Just a word of warning, though, if you or your kids were creeped out at all during the first season, these first six minutes are already pretty intense, so buckle up!
—Staff Author, Parents, 3 June 2025
In the future, another language – or no language at all – might rise to dominance.
—Nicholas Green, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
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Harry Booth, Time, 3 June 2025
Pushing for growth at all costs can end up destroying value rather than creating it, through wasteful investments and diverting resources from the core strengths of the firm.
—Ulrich Pidun, Harvard Business Review, 3 June 2025
Just a word of warning, though, if you or your kids were creeped out at all during the first season, these first six minutes are already pretty intense, so buckle up!
—Staff Author, Parents, 3 June 2025
In the future, another language – or no language at all – might rise to dominance.
—Nicholas Green, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
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“At all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20all. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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