all-around

Example Sentences

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A Bakersfield native, Gamble was an exceptional all-around athlete.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

As bleak, frightening and all-around life-ruining as the internet has proven itself to be, there was a time not long ago when the World Wide Web felt like a portal, not a black hole.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

But even grave-robbing isn’t as unpleasant as the dynamics of the Morelli family, led by chief screamer, grouser, mayoral candidate and all-around non-people-person Linda Morelli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

This does not portend an all-around divestment from America.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

This time, my dilemma was the result not of failure, but of success—my back-to-back all-around wins at the 2013 and 2014 Worlds, which had brought sponsors to my door.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles