Definition of all-or-nothing in English:
all-or-nothing
adjective ˌɔːlɔːˈnʌθɪŋˌɔlərˈnəθɪŋ
Having no middle position or compromise available.
an all-or-nothing decision
Example sentencesExamples
- I guess what I'm saying in these three points is that no one should feel he must cut himself off from the Church out of some all-or-nothing approach to Faith.
- It was an all-or-nothing display by Jim Duffy's battlers and they could have had it all if McManus's shot in stoppage time had screeched a few inches inside the post rather than crashing back off it.
- Williams was forced to use high-risk all-or-nothing tactics which backfired as Seles squared the match then secured victory.
- It seems the film wants to present it as the ultimate betrayal of human responsibility and as belonging to the same all-or-nothing solipsistic madness that fed Nazism.
- Murphy was trying to project confidence, knowing well that regardless of what he said, Iowa is an all-or-nothing proposition for Gephardt.
- University admissions are an all-or-nothing proposition: You're either admitted or you're not.
- My read of these cases is that the Administration's all-or-nothing strategy is untenable, but that a lesser position may still be defensible.
- They could have asked that jurors consider a lesser charge, such as manslaughter, in addition to murder, but opted for an all-or-nothing strategy.
- There's no such thing as casual listening when dealing with music this intense - it's an all-or-nothing proposition.
- Given the all-or-nothing quality of this position, it's easy to imagine its chilly reception in the publishing world.
- Perhaps Students' Council will smartly suggest that each project be voted on separately and save students from making an all-or-nothing decision.
- This is presented as an all-or-nothing argument.
- The bottom line is that the church has to appeal to potential new members in a non-dogmatic way, allowing people to become as involved as they wish, rather than an all-or-nothing approach.
- But such policies are sometimes criticized because they appear to be an all-or-nothing approach.
- This case presents an all-or-nothing proposition.
- Those were his words, an all-or-nothing policy.
- The first abiding myth is that the miners' leadership faced a choice between a negotiated compromise and the all-or-nothing resistance they mounted.
- But again, this is I think pretty much an all-or-nothing proposition.
- And it's an all-or-nothing deal; I can't just take off the glitter.
- Remember, following a healthful diet doesn't require an all-or-nothing approach; every positive change helps.
Definition of all-or-nothing in US English:
all-or-nothing
adjectiveˌɔlərˈnəθɪŋˌôlərˈnəTHiNG
Having no middle position or compromise available.
an all-or-nothing decision
Example sentencesExamples
- The bottom line is that the church has to appeal to potential new members in a non-dogmatic way, allowing people to become as involved as they wish, rather than an all-or-nothing approach.
- Perhaps Students' Council will smartly suggest that each project be voted on separately and save students from making an all-or-nothing decision.
- Given the all-or-nothing quality of this position, it's easy to imagine its chilly reception in the publishing world.
- Remember, following a healthful diet doesn't require an all-or-nothing approach; every positive change helps.
- The first abiding myth is that the miners' leadership faced a choice between a negotiated compromise and the all-or-nothing resistance they mounted.
- But such policies are sometimes criticized because they appear to be an all-or-nothing approach.
- It was an all-or-nothing display by Jim Duffy's battlers and they could have had it all if McManus's shot in stoppage time had screeched a few inches inside the post rather than crashing back off it.
- I guess what I'm saying in these three points is that no one should feel he must cut himself off from the Church out of some all-or-nothing approach to Faith.
- It seems the film wants to present it as the ultimate betrayal of human responsibility and as belonging to the same all-or-nothing solipsistic madness that fed Nazism.
- They could have asked that jurors consider a lesser charge, such as manslaughter, in addition to murder, but opted for an all-or-nothing strategy.
- Those were his words, an all-or-nothing policy.
- But again, this is I think pretty much an all-or-nothing proposition.
- My read of these cases is that the Administration's all-or-nothing strategy is untenable, but that a lesser position may still be defensible.
- This case presents an all-or-nothing proposition.
- There's no such thing as casual listening when dealing with music this intense - it's an all-or-nothing proposition.
- Williams was forced to use high-risk all-or-nothing tactics which backfired as Seles squared the match then secured victory.
- University admissions are an all-or-nothing proposition: You're either admitted or you're not.
- This is presented as an all-or-nothing argument.
- And it's an all-or-nothing deal; I can't just take off the glitter.
- Murphy was trying to project confidence, knowing well that regardless of what he said, Iowa is an all-or-nothing proposition for Gephardt.