How to Use or anything in a Sentence

or anything

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  • The prison staff didn’t give him bleach or anything to clean it up.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That would be crazy to even see their process or anything like that.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • There weren’t the big hotels or anything like that yet.
    Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Wrap it in dark glass, and don’t skimp on the brass, bronze, or anything else golden.
    Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Whether that be grief, or something to do with love, or anything like that.
    Ana Osorno, Town & Country, 14 July 2023
  • This wasn’t like any sort of revenge game or anything like that.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • Life is too short to go about holding grudges or anything.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And there's no state laws that require spay and neuter or anything like that, but that's what saves lives is spay and neuter.
    Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The partner left no will or trust or anything in writing.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • There’s been no issues, no clunkers or anything like that.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2023
  • This is the time to be clear and direct: There is no hazing or anything close to it in this program.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Not a single toothbrush, not some shoes to put on their feet or anything.
    TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
  • This can include tools that keep software up-to-date or anything that need to run in the background.
    WIRED, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Well, you aren’t allowed to tell anybody that you’ve been cast or anything.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Mario can’t sprint, toss fireballs or anything like that.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • No stress about turning it out of a pan, frosting, or anything.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 July 2023
  • When there’s a little sapling in the ground, any wind or anything affects it so much more than a giant tree.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There are no firms caps or anything in statute that directs how much WIFA can award to certain projects.
    The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2023
  • No questions or anything else was asked of him any further.
    Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
  • And since then, Biden has said virtually nothing to the press — not about Hunter Biden, the fires or anything else.
    NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Put them to work for baking, cleaning, or anything else.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Just turn the device on and run the fabric shaver over coats, leggings, sweaters, or anything that needs pilling removed.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2024
  • And then to have to relive it like six months later again in front of everybody, it didn’t get leaked or anything.
    Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2024
  • No one’s hammered or puking in the aisles or getting into a fight or anything.
    From Wire Reports, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Measure the depth and account for window handles or anything else that might collide with the shade.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2024
  • And the logo is subtle – there are no bold gold accents on the sides or anything that could clash with your jewelry.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Top biscuits, grits, or anything else on your breakfast plate.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Yet the restrictions have not been the body blow that Western officials hoped for—or anything near it.
    Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There was nothing – no machine or anything – that could make anyone that big.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This was quite a while ago, before Euphoria came out or anything.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024

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