How to Use all along in a Sentence

all along

adverb
Definition of all alongnext
  • The pain got worse with the bumpiness of the road all along the way.
    — New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • And that’s been the trope all along—if them, why not us?
    — Patrick J. Deneen, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • The rest of the store remained true to its roots all along.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And that some of the Avengers might have been aliens all along.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Jan. 2022
  • And, for some creators, that’s been the plan all along.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • And all along, Hernández’s name was near the top of their list.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Bike and golf cart rental shops can be found all along the beach.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The next day, pieces of James Byrd’s body were found all along the route.
    — Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • And who knows, maybe Misty knew about her cult all along.
    — Radhika Menon, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Again, Field gives us a hint this is his plan all along.
    — Somtow Sucharitkul, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And how for some, storming the Capitol was part of the plan, all along.
    — New York Times, 30 June 2021
  • The queen was a king all along, but that wasn't a plot twist for Motskin.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2021
  • But there are risks and pitfalls all along the way for Democrats here.
    — ABC News, 18 July 2021
  • Those are the people the movies have been training us to be all along.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 May 2021
  • Maybe the Chili Peppers have been the dystopian Beach Boys all along.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022
  • State Park was the perfect space all along, Cato King notes.
    — Lukas Harnisch, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Which is as much of a miracle as the show has been all along.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That was something the White House insists was the plan all along.
    — NBC News, 11 Apr. 2021
  • And that -- that is the answer he's been giving all along.
    — ABC News, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Rather, Nagy has said all along that Dalton is the team’s No. 1 starter.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The coach also said his goal was to be in Denver for the start of the series all along.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024
  • But all along, Allen had his eyes on a much bigger prize.
    — Stuart Miller, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
  • But all along, the decision about whether to go to war was Mr. Putin’s alone.
    — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • But these are all factors that have been there all along.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Roth saw what was coming, had in fact seen it all along.
    — Anna Mundow, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • So, as the result of this is what Mark and I have been talking about all along.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • And trolls his haters on social media all along the way.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021
  • Meanwhile mariners raced to meet them all along the shoreline.
    — Jessica Dulong, CNN, 12 May 2021
  • Who knew that the key to smarter buildings was hiding in our forests all along?
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Phil thinks what Kitty ‘knew all along’ is that Erik is gay.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025

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