Anymore vs. Any More: Usage Guide
Although both anymore and any more are found in written use, in current writing anymore is the more common styling. Anymore is regularly used in negative,
No one can be natural anymore.
—
May Sarton
May Sarton
interrogative,
Do you read much anymore?
and conditional
If you do that anymore, I'll leave.
contexts and in certain positive constructions.
The Washingtonian is too sophisticated to believe anymore in solutions.
—Russell Baker
Russell Baker
In many regions of the U.S. the use of anymore in sense 2 is quite common in positive constructions, especially in speech.
… everybody's cool anymore.
—Bill White
Bill White
Every time we leave the house anymore, I play a game called "Stump the Housebreaker."
—Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck
The positive use appears to have been of Midland origin, but it is now reported to be widespread in all speech areas of the U.S. except New England.
Examples of anymore in a Sentence
I never see them anymore.
they don't sell that kind of sandwich anymore
Recent Examples on the Web
There were half-sentences in between, like how the woman must be made to be not dangerous for the men anymore.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
No one wants to see your cheesy hard launch or romantic weekend upstate on Instagram anymore.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Dec. 2025
Domenic Catrine doesn't have to worry anymore about getting scratched while playing with his dog.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
And here's why Mitch Albom says we can't be shocked anymore by Moore's firing.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
No one wants to see your cheesy hard launch or romantic weekend upstate on Instagram anymore.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Dec. 2025
Domenic Catrine doesn't have to worry anymore about getting scratched while playing with his dog.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
And here's why Mitch Albom says we can't be shocked anymore by Moore's firing.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Anymore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anymore. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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anymore
adverb
any·more
ˌen-ē-ˈmō(ə)r 
-ˈmȯ(ə)r
: at the present time : nowadays
never see them anymore
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