and all

Idioms

Also, and all that. Et cetera, and so on; whatever else goes with this statement. For example, We can't afford eating out, since it's hard to find a baby sitter, they charge a lot, and all, or The contractor will supply the paint and all that. [First half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

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Conspiracy theories surfaced online that the whale had been deliberately driven into the Baltic Sea and all had been staged by a cabal of scientists, authorities and environmental organisations.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The company said market conditions continue to be favorable and all business areas delivered double-digit sales growth in the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Margaret Smith tells me that she, and all the other carers she knows, are getting no help at all with rising fuel bills.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Lola: Yeah, even for us, we’ve never seen prices go that high, even with third-party sellers and all that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

I would close my eyes, and try to imagine myself out in the jungle away from everything that was going on, far from the war and all this unhappiness.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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