at once
Example Sentences
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Like prey worn down by a persistent predator, participants don’t collapse all at once; they give up gradually until the fight leaves the market altogether.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Even if the market hasn’t crashed, this multi-week decline shows persistent selling pressure, not just a one-time shock, as investors gradually de-risk rather than panicking all at once.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
That’s when the specter of penalty shootouts past returned to haunt the Azzurri all at once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
He found the clean-lined water fountain at Reseda Discount Pottery & Fountains, which he calls an “Aladdin’s cave” with hundreds of fountains running at once.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
All at once the bell in the alley rang.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
