all told

adverb

1. sentence modifier taking every one into account; in all

   we were seven all told

Idioms and Phrases

Added up, in summation, as in The ferry will hold 80 passengers all told , or All told, his proposal makes some good points . This idiom, first recorded in 1850, uses the verb tell in the sense of “count.”

Example Sentences

Some of the most traumatic moments of Megan’s life like her mom’s death, the 2020 shooting and subsequent trial are all told through animation.

From Salon

It was, all told, “a carnival of grievances, misogyny and racism,” as The New York Times put it.

From Salon

“They all told me, ‘Good luck with that.’”

From Los Angeles Times

May repeatedly rejected Williams’ ideas; all told, Williams wrote more than 50 songs for the film, only a few of which saw daylight.

From Los Angeles Times

His re-election fight against former President Donald J. Trump — his 13th bid for federal office, all told — is shaping up to be the opposite of those long-ago Senate campaigns: travel-intensive, nasty and close.

From New York Times