all cylinders

Example Sentences

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All the major market indices seemed to be firing on all cylinders, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index gaining 17.9% through the full year.

From Los Angeles Times

England went from bad to disastrous, France didn't fire on all cylinders but had enough to maintain their Grand Slam challenge, Scotland dug deep for a big win and Ireland were just tremendous.

From BBC

It’s a bit more nuanced than that, of course, but when the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders, or a particularly corner of it is looking grim, the Fed is usually the first to hear about it.

From Barron's

It’s a bit more nuanced than that, of course, but when the economy isn’t firing on all cylinders, or a particularly corner of it is looking grim, the Fed is usually the first to hear about it.

From Barron's

It’s firing on all cylinders with same-store sales growth vastly better than at old rival Target and most other competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal