How to Use not at all in a Sentence
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This is not at all the fairy tale that I was f------ promised.
— Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 -
As the graph shows, last year was not at all like that.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024 -
Jonathan Bennett is not at all scared to be killed in nasty ways.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024 -
Since the start of last year, most prices have risen very slowly or not at all.
— Ben Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024 -
Poole played just 10:24 Monday and not at all in the fourth quarter.
— C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023 -
They aren’t asked to play much in the preseason — some games not at all.
— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024 -
And audiobooks are not at all the same thing as a podcast.
— Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023 -
The idea that a parent would want to see their child's grades is not at all surprising to me.
— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024 -
The Patriots have been back to the tournament just twice and not at all since 2011.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023 -
That is not at all the goal or the purpose of this conversation.
— ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024 -
Whether the boy is old enough to understand that is not at all certain.
— Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024 -
Police told her it likely would be found in a few days or months — or not at all.
— Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024 -
The liquid is just a touch thicker than classic Gatorade, but not at all syrupy.
— Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024 -
Asked if she was offended by the line, Eilish said not at all.
— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023 -
The pounds melt off quickly at first and then gradually and then not at all.
— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2024 -
What to look for in the night sky Auroras could happen at any time this weekend (or not at all).
— Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024 -
The death of Senate Bill 913 is tragic, but not at all surprising.
— Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024 -
Only four states provide it, and the rest of the Union is a dizzying patchwork of limited or not at all.
— Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 31 July 2023 -
The flavor is just minty enough for fresh breath but not at all too overpowering.
— Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023 -
That results in a flood of homework coming in at the last minute, or sometimes not at all, Lovdokken said.
— oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023 -
But all those things are original, exciting, and not at all bad to look at.
— Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2023 -
Support by farmers for the far right is not at all unanimous.
— Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 -
For many victims, antivenom comes too late or not at all.
— Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Minimum wages should be across the board or not at all, within the same local region.
— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Some bad leaders are dangerous and must be handled with care—or maybe not at all.
— Barbara Kellerman, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024 -
This was not at all unusual for a writers’ retreat in 1980.
— Stacy Y. China, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023 -
This isn’t to dismiss the profound changes that have affected the industry, not at all.
— Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 18 May 2024 -
Hadid proved rocking neutral tones can, in fact, be a timeless look—and not at all a viral fad.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023 -
Our testers told us the formula is lightweight, fast-absorbing, and not at all sticky.
— Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2024 -
The same poll showed that 73% of men and 57% of women said the issue was not too important, not at all important or that the president’s gender doesn’t matter.
— Will Weissert and Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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