at all
Idioms-
In any way or manner, as in Is she able to sing at all?
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To any extent, as in Was she at all surprised?
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For any reason, as in Why bother at all?
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In the slightest degree, under any circumstances, as in She simply refused to walk at all . This construction often occurs in the negative, as in He was not at all frightened . All four senses of this phrase date from the mid-1300s.
Example Sentences
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In fact, it says nothing about the executive at all.
From Salon
After years of progress, fewer pregnant Americans are getting prenatal care in the first weeks of pregnancy — or getting access to care at all.
From Salon
"Our assessment is quite detailed, it's maybe not written in the formal terms of the EIA but we will look at all of the aspects," he said.
From BBC
That is enough of a motivation for Carrick, who says there is no personal element to his preparations at all.
From BBC
But eventually they realized they didn’t have to move their companies at all.
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