How to Use nothing less than in a Sentence

nothing less than

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  • This was nothing less than a coverup and, sad to say, Joe and Jill Biden were part of it.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024
  • For supporters of the plan, though, nothing less than the essence of New York is at stake.
    Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Her look at the Rick Owens show was nothing less than a real Rick Owens look.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 June 2023
  • At stake is nothing less than the nature of what’s knowable.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The past six months of Laufey’s life have been nothing less than surreal.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Celebrities came out in force to fête the designers—the soirée had nothing less than a night at the Oscars.
    Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2024
  • For the beleaguered Aussies, MacArthur was nothing less than a savior.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
  • What has been going on here has been nothing less than a partisan witch hunt.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • Jhené Aiko is teasing a tour that should be nothing less than magical.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Trump and Biden have nothing less than their historical legacies on the line.
    Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 5 Mar. 2024
  • His purpose is nothing less than to underscore the foundations of love in the Western world.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • At stake now was nothing less than the question of democracy itself.
    Colin Dickey, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • For the president, the trial of his son represents nothing less than the latest chapter in a life marked by tragedy.
    Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
  • DeSantis meanwhile believes the ongoing feud is nothing less than his key to a shot at the White House.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • What even the wildest optimists could not have predicted was that Christopher Reeve would be nothing less than great in it.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
  • In his book, screens are both a cause and a symptom of a society that is careening off the rails, and nothing less than a reboot will get things back on track.
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The ride is nothing less than rough and gas mileage estimates are putrid, 13 miles per gallon in city driving, 18 mpg on the highway.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • As for Macrinus, his objective is nothing less than the fall of Rome, setting himself up to rule instead.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
  • The whole shebang, say purists, is nothing less than an abomination.
    Leanne Italie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • But for Big East opponents on the outside looking in, the Huskies have been nothing less than the buzzsaw that the conference has come to expect over the last three decades.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The city’s main intake site for new arrivals has become nothing less than a modern-day Ellis Island.
    Juan Proaño, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Doing this dinner in the restaurant that was his dream will be nothing less than joy, celebrating him and his legacy with guests of The Woodlands and the Houston area.
    Timothy Malcolm, Chron, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Whatever the case, the letter by Melania that was made public in the wake of the Pennsylvania shooting was nothing less than a prose poem.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
  • The actress is largely known for her extraordinary looks on the red carpet, and this campaign was nothing less than that.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
  • For Ferraro, the Sharks should ask for the world, getting nothing less than a package that includes a first-rounder, and a promising prospect, with perhaps a veteran also in the mix to make the cap hits work.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Several shades of pink were tried before arriving at the perfect hue, while the fit of the gown was nothing less than exceptional.
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Last month’s announcement from Cal State Fullerton was the latest step in what is shaping up to be nothing less than a second age of discovery.
    Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
  • Members of Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet seek nothing less than the de facto annexation of the West Bank.
    Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Customers can choose to spec any driveline of choice—to me, the small-block and BorgWarner transmission are nothing less than mandatory.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Putting this part of the story in the mouth of an inebriated Frenchman seems nothing less than a crisis of confidence in the realist mode to depict anything at all.
    Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 4 June 2024

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