for all intents and purposes
Example Sentences
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In other words, for all intents and purposes Mr. Burger was a third author.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
“The consumer, for all intents and purposes, pays the tariff,” it added.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
When someone did find their way into one of the street-wide corrals serving as a line, they were, for all intents and purposes, on their own in a sea of people.
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024
“It was voted down. So, for all intents and purposes, that’s it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
I don’t know how to explain to her that, for all intents and purposes, I’m already taken.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
