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• The world is not back to normal yet, not by a long shot.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2021
• This isn’t my first rodeo with the cuisine, not by a long shot.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• All good stuff, but not a series high — not by a long shot.
  — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
• And to the fans, Chucky sends his still-undying thanks, and a message: ‘This isn’t over, not by a long shot.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2021
• But advocates say this isn’t enough — not by a long shot.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2020
• The end of the regular season is not the end of Baylor’s season, not by a long shot.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2021
• But the whole process is certainly not perfect, not by a long shot.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022
• This won't be the only product LolaVie formulates, by the way — not by a long shot.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 8 Sep. 2021
• But the Tesla and SpaceX executive didn’t get the most reader votes — not by a long shot.
  — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2021
• Not that anyone would call Baylor a Cinderella team, not by a long shot.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2021
• Her sight isn’t fully restored, not by a long shot, but the darkness has been replaced with rough shapes and patterns of light and dark.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2011
• And while the drought hasn't ended (not by a long shot), the storms have finally come — in very dramatic fashion.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2014
• Alex was sentenced to life for the murders of his wife and son, but with so many dubious deaths in his wake, this story isn’t over — not by a long shot.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• This wasn’t the first time restricted or secret information was shared on War Thunder—not by a long shot.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 20 Jan. 2023
• Kanwisher's experiment didn't do that—not by a long shot.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021
• Wyoming’s maternity-care gap, however, is not the state’s issue of highest concern — not by a long shot.
  — Katie Klingsporn, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• Englund's appearance in Stranger Things 4 isn't his only connection to modern-day horror; not by a long shot.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 June 2022
• As these examples demonstrate, institutions in the Global South are not starting from zero — not by a long shot.
  — Muhammad Ali Pate and Michelle A. Williams, STAT, 9 May 2022
• Liberal defenders of Biden are increasingly lambasting political coverage -- and not just Fox's, not by a long shot.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 26 Jan 2025