: with full determination or enthusiasm : with maximum effort
—used chiefly in the phrase go all out
Examples of all-out in a Sentence
Adjective
Grandpa got the all-out support of the family when he decided to remarry at age 72
an all-out effort to break open the door
Adverb
went all out for her New Year's Eve party—she even had fireworks!
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Moriah Balingit, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
The Avs and Stars haven’t had games devolve into all-out brawls like Tampa Bay and Florida have.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
None of that suggests, at the end of an already inconsistent season, that suddenly USC would figure it all out following an early exit from the Big Ten tournament.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
What began as an investigation into accusations of campus antisemitism escalated into an all-out feud.
—Moriah Balingit, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
The Avs and Stars haven’t had games devolve into all-out brawls like Tampa Bay and Florida have.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
Their unpaid labor is valued at $600 billion annually, more than all out-of-pocket health spending in the country combined.
—Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
None of that suggests, at the end of an already inconsistent season, that suddenly USC would figure it all out following an early exit from the Big Ten tournament.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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“All-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-out. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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