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The phrase "all were gone" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that everyone or everything has left or is no longer present.
Example: "When I arrived at the party, I was disappointed to find that all were gone, leaving only empty cups and plates behind."
Alternatives: "everyone had left" or "all had departed".
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Now all were gone.
All were gone, Ric Saldivar told The Washington Post the day before police found the van.
All were gone within the first couple of weeks of the fall hunting season.
Her clothes, her shoes, her umbrella, her coffee mug, her hair dryer: all were gone.
As the crowd continued rushing up the mountain, the army fired teargas until all were gone.
At six weeks, significant numbers of fish started to die, and all were gone in less than three months.
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It might all be gone".
They will all be gone".
"I thought it would all be gone".
We could all be going home now.
They'll all be gone".
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