How to Use all-hands-on-deck in a Sentence

all-hands-on-deck

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  • In an all-hands-on-deck game by the Reds’ bullpen, Cincinnati pulled out the win.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 May 2023
  • But once Bradish went down, Wells saw the rest of the game as an all-hands-on-deck situation.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Then again, the Rangers could take an all-hands-on-deck approach to the final stretch and go to the bullpen earlier.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This all-hands-on-deck approach paid off and Andrea was among the first to get a new ticket.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
  • To handle the demand, the agency has been taking an all-hands-on-deck approach.
    — Andrea Sachs, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • Rhonda’s murder would seem to be the kind of all-hands-on-deck crisis that makes for an exciting Mayor of Kingstown.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 July 2024
  • Working in any emergency requires swift action and an all-hands-on-deck approach to quell the threat.
    — Zena Harris, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2023
  • Still, even after a pick is made, everyone in contention is expected to be tapped for an all-hands-on-deck sprint to Nov. 5.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 23 July 2024
  • The all-hands-on-deck approach deploys police in specific, high-crime zones in the county, based on data, Aziz said.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • The Astros went with an all-hands-on-deck approach from a pitching standpoint, with reliever Phil Maton getting the start.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Climate change is an all-hands-on-deck problem, and escalating crises will not wait for Washington to adapt.
    — Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Each match culminates in an all-hands-on-deck fight against the enemy’s Patron, a gigantic floating orb with arms and death rays.
    — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Raceway gets unusual request to help Gov. Shapiro and others who spoke at the re-opening Friday morning stressed the all-hands-on-deck nature of the road repair.
    — Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 23 June 2023
  • Joel questions if their way of all-hands-on-deck life is essentially communism, and while Tommy isn't so hot to use that word, Maria embraces it.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
  • In an all-hands-on-deck family affair, the Montañezes tirelessly work to concoct the perfect level of heat and lip-smacking sazón.
    — Sylvio Martins, Bon Appétit, 12 June 2023
  • During major storms, the agency takes an all-hands-on-deck approach, enlisting anyone on staff who’s licensed to drive a snowplow.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Getting kids’ learning back on track is going to take an all-hands-on-deck approach—from parents, teachers, and communities at large.
    — Wendy Wisner, Parents, 5 July 2023
  • That’s why organizations like Child Trends have been urging schools and communities to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to youth mental health.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This was an all-hands-on-deck moment that required personal sacrifice and the suspension of ambition.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 10 Apr. 2023
  • What started as an all-hands-on-deck approach organically grew into a structured program over time.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The decline in families with young kids is an urgent problem that demands an all-hands-on-deck solution from government, working with the private sector.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • As a region’s personnel and resources shift towards managing the disaster in an all-hands-on-deck approach, routine medical care can get placed on the back burner.
    — Henna Hundal, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • According to the complaint, several parties had to partake in an all-hands-on-deck meeting to address Lively’s claims of a hostile work environment.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • An alliance between liberals, leftists, and centrists cemented—an all-hands-on-deck approach would be needed to defeat Trump.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The network is gathering audiences for a sort of all-hands-on-deck format that features many of its opinion personalities hashing out big headlines.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Thus, fixing climate change, Johnson shows, calls for an all-hands-on-deck approach, because there’s no silver bullet to this massive, multifaceted problem.
    — Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This is an all-hands-on-deck crisis that requires immediate attention to safety and support for survivors and communities.
    — Patricia McIlreavy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • At the time, E3 was the pinnacle of gaming events—an all-hands-on-deck affair where videogame journalists routinely filed several stories per day while running from big-hype promo events to big-hype meetings with game companies.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Baby Boomer managers will relish the opportunity to require workers to return to the office, claiming an all-hands-on-deck policy is now mandatory.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The concerts settled into a durable format years ago, with the first half featuring each guitarist playing two or three tunes solo, and the second half pairing off players in different combinations (with an all-hands-on-deck finale).
    — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024

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