all-round

Example Sentences

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"I knew him for more than 50 years and he was a great all-round entertainer. There's a big gap here in the Crucible this year with John not being with us."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"Garner is a throwback, and a very pleasant one, to an all-round midfielder," said Osman, who made 437 appearances for the club in midfield between 2003 and 2016.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Lucy Bronze made her 145th senior appearance for England on Saturday, but few of her performances can have been better than this superb all-round display.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

His speed on a qualifying lap has never been in doubt and he has refined his talent into a formidable all-round level.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

But it was also clear that an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction—indeed, in some sense was the destruction—of a hierarchical society.

From "1984" by George Orwell