as often as not

phrase

: very often

She arrived home from work late, as often as not.

Examples of as often as not in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the mind of the plagiarized, as often as not, what has been perpetrated is nothing less than an outrage. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026

Not to mention that the elevators installed since 1990, beset by age, weather, vandalism, pee, and the general relentlessness of the New York City environment, seemed to break down as often as not. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025

To a certain extent, professional sports have always been a vehicle for selling product, but now the product, as often as not, is oneself. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

For the better part of two centuries, the Easy Chair—the oldest column in American journalism—has as often as not been a source of grief for its occupants. — Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for as often as not

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot