How to Use not particularly in a Sentence

not particularly

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  • The dish should be bright and lemony, and not particularly spicy.
    Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
  • The Rio Vista Isles lots were not particularly large, but the clientele still had money.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Unlike atopic eczema, the rash is not particularly itchy and is dry, red, and slightly flaky.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Unlike atopic eczema, the rash is not particularly itchy and is dry, red, and slightly flaky.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 6 June 2023
  • And Middle Eastern states, in their rhetoric at least, are not particularly keen for the United States to stay.
    Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Saturday, the first day of the weekend, was not particularly chilly, with a high of 49 degrees.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • What’s more, even after a couple of hours of nearly constant use, the pump was not particularly hot–a good sign.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • What’s more, the public does not particularly love the sector because of the hassles involved in retrieving a car and the price surges over the last two years.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The velour fabric is soft (as is the sherpa underside) and the wires are not particularly evident while in use.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • In reality, the sun is not particularly close to the Milky Way’s center.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2023
  • When the sirens went off at 6:30 on Saturday, Hand was not particularly worried; the alarms are not uncommon in the kibbutz.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • As for the battery life, the results are pretty good but not particularly special.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
  • The species is very much a cold-climate fan and warm summers are not particularly conducive to spontaneous spread.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2024
  • However, the Dukes of Burgundy did not particularly like gamay and did their best to eliminate it.
    Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Annabel does not particularly like to think about herself.
    Talya Zax, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • With them was Lottie, who was lying on the floor and not particularly bothered by anything or anyone.
    Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Both of Schwartzman's characters are sad and lost, and in the end, not particularly found, though not desolate either.
    Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
  • Chopping a bolt to length with a cold chisel is fast and effective, but not particularly gentle.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
  • What to Consider The shoe’s sole is not particularly long-lasting.
    Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
  • Again, there’s lots of detailed control, but the tools are not particularly user-friendly.
    PCMAG, 24 July 2024
  • My teeth are not particularly sensitive, but my gums can be.
    Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Greg Cronin was busy being Greg Cronin the last 30-plus years, immersed in the day-to-day and shift-to-shift details of coaching, not particularly fixated on or concerned about his career arc.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • The Free File Alliance is not particularly well-marketed, nor well-used.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • This is not particularly new, either — though, as the author herself might remind us, what story is?
    Annie Berke, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The rest of the array remains dark and is not particularly informative.
    Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2023
  • Yet anyone who’s even casually paid attention the past few years knows the teams are not particularly fond of each other.
    oregonlive, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The solar flares are not particularly significant for those after a glimpse of the northern or southern lights.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • There are four days of speakers, the majority of which are short and not particularly memorable.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
  • Online betting markets were spun up (the odds: not particularly good).
    WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
  • For centuries, myths and fairytales from European folklore have warned of the danger of the common adder (Vipera berus), a venomous viper known for its painful—although not particularly dangerous—bite.
    Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024

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