How to Use all along in a Sentence

all along

adverb
Definition of all alongnext
  • Quite frankly, all along, our goal has just been to win this tournament.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The queen was a king all along, but that wasn't a plot twist for Motskin.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2021
  • That was something the White House insists was the plan all along.
    — NBC News, 11 Apr. 2021
  • So there are a lot of unknowns, not only at the beginning but all along the way.
    — Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and that’s where our embassy should have been all along.
    — Nicole Russell, Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2021
  • This was the concept all along, from day one of the very first iPhone, that nothing should come between the user and the content.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • But just because they haven't been hired for the bigger films or acknowledged with awards doesn't mean women composers haven't been there all along.
    — Nadia Neophytou, CNN, 23 Apr. 2021
  • But, as romance readers have known all along, Page's departure was largely just a result of the way the show is built.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The nation’s popular vote was close, as had been anticipated all along.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
  • McKell applauded the news organizations’ efforts, but said providing these records to the public is something the government should have been doing all along.
    — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
  • 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 that some of the Avengers might have been aliens all along.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Jan. 2022
  • And, for some creators, that’s been the plan all along.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 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
  • And how for some, storming the Capitol was part of the plan, all along.
    — New York Times, 30 June 2021
  • But there are risks and pitfalls all along the way for Democrats here.
    — ABC News, 18 July 2021
  • Those are the people the movies have been training us to be all along.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 May 2021
  • 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
  • And that -- that is the answer he's been giving all along.
    — ABC News, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Rather, Nagy has said all along that Dalton is the team’s No. 1 starter.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021
  • On Friday, a team of researchers argued that the fish was a phantom all along.
    — Jason Nark, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Yeah, there was such a nice reaction from my fans who have been there all along, like, don’t change!
    — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025

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