US
: among the best, most talented, or most impressive in the world
an all-world tennis player

Examples of all-world in a Sentence

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Penta put on a luchador showcase alongside all-world dance partner Chad Gable and the fans ate it up. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 The Georgia offense really has missed the game-changing ability of all-world tight end Brock Bowers and the talent of wideout Ladd McConkey. Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 Green Bay did a respectable job against all-world wideout Justin Jefferson (8 catches, 92 yards), but Jalen Nailor (5-81-1), Jordan Addison (6-69-1) and T.J. Hockenson (5-68-0) all hurt Green Bay throughout. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 Early Thursday during a red zone period, Darnold placed a ball perfectly between two defenders to all-world receiver Justin Jefferson. Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024 Among the players that could be moved are all-world defensive end Myles Garrett, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time first-team All-Pro. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 By the numbers: The Dodgers offense, anchored by all-world outfielder Shohei Ohtani, hit the third-most doubles and home runs and had the best OPS at .781. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024 That could mean trouble for a Green Bay secondary tasked with slowing down all-world wideout Justin Jefferson. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 The challenge doesn’t get any easier this week against the Niners and their all-world linebacker, Fred Warner. Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 21 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all-world was in 1928

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“All-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-world. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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