1
—used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree
He likes hockey as much as he likes basketball.
2
—used to say that an amount is as large as another amount
She earns as much as he does.
3
: almost but not quite
He as much as admitted his guilt.
: even though : despite the fact that
As much as I respect him, I still have to disagree with him on this point.
Examples of as much as in a Sentence
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Their stores have lost as much as 70 percent of their business since the supermarket closed its doors.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The music mattered as much as the dance moves, with the rapper Afrika Bambaataa and R&B-jazz-funk fusion group the Blackbyrds and the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown, fueling young Montalvo’s long days and nights in the studio.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Tammie Brown orbited a planet of her own; America loved Jessica Wild and Yara Sofia as much as the former loved that drink (and the latter marched to the beat of her own bongo boobs and Pop-it-On).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Learning Resources Super Sorting Pie $34 $21 My daughter took to this surprisingly versatile toy as much as my mom’s students did.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 16 Apr. 2024
Research has shown that when taken before and in the early weeks of pregnancy and in the early weeks, folic acid can help prevent birth defects by as much as 70%.
—Ana B. Ibarra, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Try to wrap up as much as possible with details related to loans, mortgages, inheritances, shared property, taxes and debt.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Adults in the group that couldn't consume sweeteners also lost weight, but not quite as much as their sweetener-ingesting counterparts.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
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Explore our new section Falling groundwater levels have caused the ground to sink as much as 6 feet in parts of the area over the last decade, and state officials have determined that a local plan for managing groundwater would allow the free fall to continue.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Their stores have lost as much as 70 percent of their business since the supermarket closed its doors.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The music mattered as much as the dance moves, with the rapper Afrika Bambaataa and R&B-jazz-funk fusion group the Blackbyrds and the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown, fueling young Montalvo’s long days and nights in the studio.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Tammie Brown orbited a planet of her own; America loved Jessica Wild and Yara Sofia as much as the former loved that drink (and the latter marched to the beat of her own bongo boobs and Pop-it-On).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Learning Resources Super Sorting Pie $34 $21 My daughter took to this surprisingly versatile toy as much as my mom’s students did.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 16 Apr. 2024
Research has shown that when taken before and in the early weeks of pregnancy and in the early weeks, folic acid can help prevent birth defects by as much as 70%.
—Ana B. Ibarra, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Try to wrap up as much as possible with details related to loans, mortgages, inheritances, shared property, taxes and debt.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Adults in the group that couldn't consume sweeteners also lost weight, but not quite as much as their sweetener-ingesting counterparts.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
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