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by all accounts

Idioms

Also, according to all accounts. From all reports available, from what everyone is saying. For example, By all accounts the party was a great success, or They spent a fortune on their cruise, according to all accounts. These phrases rely on account in the sense of “a particular report or description of some event.” [Late 1700s]

Example Sentences

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Royel Otis formed in 2019 but, by all accounts, should have started years earlier.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

He was, by all accounts, acting as a Good Samaritan, trying to break up the fight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

“TPU is by all accounts a solid alternative, and one that has meaningfully contributed to several key models.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Peggy Jo Tallas was, by all accounts, the classic good-hearted Texas woman.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025

He was, by all accounts, terrible at the job.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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