Definition of “above all”

According to one man, those who participated remembered above all else the sound of tramping feet.

And Budde encourages us to indulge: "Language is a drug above all ," a young poet urges Jay.

And there is, above all , the widening gap between rich and poor.

Horror of whiteness It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me.

Keep bowel movements regular and, above all , follow a sensible diet, especially natural unpolished rice and raw fruit and vegetables.

Perhaps if you' d been raised among people who place their gods above all else, you'd understand.

Surprises might occur and the independence of opinion which he valued above all else must be allowed to be given full play.

The middle-aged -- John Marvell was forty-seven, his wife forty-three -- remembered brothers, lovers, husbands: above all , comrades.

There has been a dawning sense that there is a dark side to a society that celebrates diversity above all else.