above all

Example Sentences

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What matters above all is achieving consistent growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Of course, I hoped above all that he would survive for his wife and kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead of blanket-dismissing tech entrepreneurs or wholesale manifesting a god in the machine, Pope Leo has sought a careful, studied, moral middle ground: one that encourages technological progress but upholds human dignity above all.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Kaden puts his service to his mother above all else in his life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Besides, the black elite had always wrung concessions from the white power structure—slowly but surely—through back-channel meetings, arguing their case in a dignified, rational, and, above all, civil manner.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson