all told

Example Sentences

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We are all told to stay busy in retirement—to fill our days traveling, volunteering, socializing or taking care of the grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The Disney+ release of the multipart television documentary is complemented by remastered versions of the original “Anthology” albums, which, all told, are comprised of a whopping 191 tracks.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

We all told him he should move out if he and his family couldn’t live with my mom.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 18, 2025

We spoke to people who had used the firm and they all told the same story.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

He liked to call it the liberry, even though everybody—his mom, his dad, his sister, and the librarian herself—had all told him about a million times that liberry was wrong.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry