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Examples of so much as in a Sentence
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The new brunette hue has not so much as an inkling of honey tones, but rather cooler shades that blend stunningly with the superstar's long layers.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Mar. 2023
But nothing changed so much as the industry in the pandemic.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
So quiet was the nature of Indiana's control of the game that, by its end, the Hoosiers weren't met with hostility so much as silence.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2023
The first season received a 38% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and failed to garner so much as a single Golden Globe nomination.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2023
The world blurs; the audio whines; Joel can’t so much as flex his fingers toward his gun.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 19 Feb. 2023
The Canadian women aren’t fighting for equal pay so much as equal treatment.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023
Initially, scholar and educator Skye Shirley, who specializes in texts written by women in Latin, didn’t love the language so much as the mythology of ancient Rome.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
Their crimes aren’t precipitated by hopelessness so much as by calamitous fate.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of so much as was
in the 15th century
Dictionary Entries Near so much as
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“So much as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20much%20as. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
so much as
adverb
: even entry 3 sense 5
nobody would so much as look at you
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