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
• 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
• In my experience, the ribbons start faintly, then pick up in intensity after anywhere from a few minutes to a half-hour or longer (or sometimes not at all—each show is different).
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024