How to Use as much as in a Sentence

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  • But, one study found the F-35's peak noise to be as much as four times louder than that of the F-16.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Fans flock here for the impressive wine list as much as for the food.
    Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The stock jumped as much as 11% in New York, its biggest gain since last May.
    Natalie Lung, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The Suns were up by as much as 17 points again in the second, and scored 17 points off the Lakers' nine turnovers.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Some of the parts collected by Williams are as much as 50 years old.
    WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Nobody has been caught in the crosshairs of Russell’s antics as much as Jake Davis.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The family has tried to tune out the news as much as possible.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Instead, it can be observed from as much as 620 miles away.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 May 2024
  • Cookies sold by some troops will cost as much as $6 a box, up from $5 per package last year.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Biotech seems to be heading to a volatile end of what has been a volatile year, in which the sector has been up as much as 13% and down by more than 20%.
    Damian Garde, STAT, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The canopy is generous, though not quite as much as the Uppababy Minu V2.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 19 July 2023
  • Basic goods like a kilo (2.2 pounds) of powdered milk can cost as much as $8.
    Andrea Rodriguez, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Tickets to the match cost as much as $600, according to CNBC.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Sometimes estimates from clients have been as much as two hours of their day.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Shirts made with Russia’s national colors are sold for $3, and the largest flags go for as much as $6.
    Elian Peltier, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Boeing shed as much as 8% of its total value as the markets opened.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The project was estimated to cost as much as $750 million.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
  • Their stores have lost as much as 70 percent of their business since the supermarket closed its doors.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The property owner will still have to fund the actual repair, which can cost as much as $5,000.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • Lucid has been slashing its prices, most recently by as much as $7,000 for its Air Pure sedan with rear-wheel drive.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 May 2024
  • The betting favorite continues to be the Dodgers, who are as intrigued by the brand as much as the player, while Ohtani will sit back and listen to the sales pitches.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The bill would have let workers who were on strike for at least two weeks receive unemployment checks from the state, which can be as much as $450 per week.
    Adam Beam, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The fee ranges from 10% of unused nights if the reservation is held up to two months or as much as 40% of unused nights if the reservation is held five or more months.
    Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Having six loading bays for visiting tours also means tours can load in and out as much as 30% faster, reps say.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The veteran performer also has to shrug off, as much as possible, the sea of phones filming his shows.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Hall knows as much as anyone how much work and money a renovation project can take.
    Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
  • By the time the rats were bred out to three unexposed generations, their risk of such conditions had risen by as much as 70%.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Also, newborns should avoid crowds, so keep them home as much as possible.
    Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The floods flattened Derna and officials have estimated that as much as a quarter of the city has been erased.
    Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Shares of the company, which have more than doubled this year, jumped as much as 22%, the biggest intraday gain since last August.
    Paige Smith, Fortune, 31 July 2023

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