all at once

Example Sentences

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In the two centuries since its ratification, it has been amended only 27 times—and 10 of those arrived all at once in the Bill of Rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

That won’t happen all at once, though, because SpaceX decided to use a complicated release schedule to avoid a massive selloff.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

"Goals are like ketchup. When they come, they come all at once," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

If you’re young, you want it all at once; it’s human nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Then all at once he was telling me about his wife and children in Bremen, about their garden, their dogs, their summer hiking vacations.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom