as anything
idiom
informal
: as any person or thing
—used in the sense of "very" or "extremely" to make a statement more forceful
He was (as) calm as anything.
It was as obvious as anything that she didn't want to go.
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His crushing final monologue, in which Vladimir confronts his own nihilism, is as potent as anything you're bound to see on Broadway this year.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The Capitals have a trio of players worthy of third-wheel status, but none that qualify as anything more.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
See me as a writer, see me as anything but a prisoner and a murderer.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The Vista resident is a retired optician who has a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater production, but never pursued theater as anything other than a hobby.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The Capitals have a trio of players worthy of third-wheel status, but none that qualify as anything more.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
See me as a writer, see me as anything but a prisoner and a murderer.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The Vista resident is a retired optician who has a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater production, but never pursued theater as anything other than a hobby.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for as anything
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“As anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20anything. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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