How to Use not by a long shot in a Sentence
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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