How to Use not a/one bit in a Sentence

not a/one bit

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• By the end of the week, not a bit of the bird went to waste, from crispy skin to stock-making bones.
  — Christina Chaey, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2020
• The Alice Chamois had a true-to-size fit, if not a bit generous.
  — Nikki Rohan, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
• The Ducks are favored by 19 points in early betting lines, and that feels fair — if not a bit low.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
• There is no point in loving something that is not a bit within reach.
  — Sheila Heti, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
• Portland may see rain by about lunchtime if not a bit earlier.
  — oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2022
• And that makes deciding whether to go Pro or not a bit more difficult than last year.
  — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 20 Oct. 2020
• Given the recent track records of the two leading contenders, is this not a bit problematic for the Rangers?
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
• Afaese and Smith are lower on the depth chart and find themselves in a similar to position to where Williams and Ware-Hudson were two years ago, if not a bit like last year.
  — oregonlive, 28 May 2021
• Industry evaluations place it in the middle of the baseball pack, if not a bit lower.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022
• By 4, the stragglers were pretty much down to me and the band, but that’s when Ronnie showed up, just to own the room for a few minutes and then breeze on, not a bit surprised to see people dazed at her presence.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2022
• This handsome 2-year-old black and white kitty with a funny black and pink nose is very sweet and not a bit afraid of humans, not objecting to being picked up and petted.
  — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2023
• The result is an exciting, if not a bit nauseating, jaunt through the air as SpinLaunch sends the payload flying up into the air.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 June 2022
• What’s the fun in a reality TV show based on a game as deadly and horrific as Squid Game if there’s not a bit of suffering involved?
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• This was not a bit, nor awkward warbling from a nervous, untrained vocalist.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022
• And oh, holy wow, your support obligates them to produce grandchildren for you not at all, not a bit, not even the fading memory of a bit written in sand.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
• One aspect of the sleek, contemporary property is charmingly old-school though, if not a bit quirky: The keys to the front door are small enough (and stylish enough) that they can be strung on a necklace and worn like jewelry.
  — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2021
• From here on out, de Armas remained committed to the bit, and, if not a bit, committed to sharing these paranormal encounters.
  — Marilyn Monroe, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2022
• Temperatures should drop below freezing by predawn Christmas Day if not a bit sooner.
  — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2020
• Budenholzer said Nwora was ultimately OK after the fall, if not a bit sore.
  — Tyler Mason, ajc, 5 Nov. 2022
• Their foraging habits are inventive, if not a bit annoying.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2021
• The balm felt very moisturizing if not a bit greasy because it’s got a petroleum jelly-like consistency — a little goes a long way.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• Production has a crew that works at all hours, including an overnight producer that ensures not one bit of renovating, or drama, is missed.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2023
• Perhaps this shouldn’t be entirely surprising (if not a bit dramatic).
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2023
• And in Schwarz’s most original and inspired idea, the gold is not a bit of metal, but an actual young boy whose abduction embodies a society curdled by its attempts to outrun death.
  — New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022
• In modern football parlance, inside the context of a competitive league schedule that smiles not one bit on an additional defeat, Thursday night’s match in Pullman might have been a trap game.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• As Oracle Park loses not a bit of luster in its third decade of existence, acknowledge Alioto as the longtime orchestrator of a fan’s experience.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2023
• The unscripted moment was initially greeted with laughter inside the room, but stupefied onlookers such as Lupita Nyong'o quickly realized: This was definitely not a bit.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Jan 2025