Examples of 'it was all he could' in a sentence

Meaning of "it was all he could"

it was all he could: This phrase is used to convey that someone did the best they could in a given situation and there was nothing more they could do

How to use "it was all he could" in a sentence

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it was all he could
It was all he could do to keep his family fed.
Corrales replied that it was all he could find.
It was all he could talk about for days.
It was a ridiculous segue but it was all he could think of.
It was all he could do to get himself on the plane.
Her hips bucked out of control and it was all he could do.
It was all he could do to keep from falling down.
My boss was rejecting him and I thought it was all he could handle.
And it was all he could do for her.
Until his son arrived, it was all he could talk about.
It was all he could do at this point in time.
Except now… now it was all he could think of.
It was all he could do just to survive the harsh winters.
When we found the diary, it was all he could think about.
It was all he could do not to shit himself to death.

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Barry bailed frantically ; it was all he could do to keep the boat from sinking.
It was all he could do to organize his thoughts.
He begged for water . It was all he could talk about.
It was all he could do to force himself to stay in the seat.
When I turned up, it was all he could do to stop laughing.
It was all he could do with the limited resources available.
Right now, it was all he could do.
It was all he could do to maintain his temper.
Yeah . For a while, it was all he could talk about.
It was all he could do to keep his voice level.
Or maybe it was all he could think of.
It was all he could do to keep deflecting its attacks.
He said it was all he could do.
It was all he could talk about.
You know, it was all he could talk about.
It was all he could do not to laugh.
For a while, it was all he could talk about.
It was all he could do without further endangering his own life.
In fact, it was all he could think about.
It was all he could do to keep breathing.
In fact, it was all he could talk about.
It was all he could offer.
It was all he could provide.
It was all he could do not to physically hurt the guy.
It was all he could do now for the folks who trusted him.
It was all he could afford.
It was all he could do to hang on.
It was all he could get out before the darkness claimed him.
It was all he could do to stop himself from saying anything back.
It was all he could do to keep the shock off of his face.
It was all he could get out from beneath the lump in his throat.
It was all he could do for Rodney.
It was all he could think about was Todd.
It was all he could do for his wife, he believed.
It was all he could talk about for 2 weeks.

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