all over the place
Example Sentences
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Conversion rates at the Oscars are all over the place, but the last two decades demonstrate that movies going in with the most nominations don’t typically come out with the most wins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones," he added. "If you look, they have nothing left.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
As I mentioned in another recent post, measurements of the job market have been all over the place.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
"We walk home from a day at work and we walk down our street and we just see litter all over the place," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Like the fact that there was bird poop all over the place, and that some of the vines were so thick they could be hiding pythons or boa constrictors or something!
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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