by no means

phrase

: in no way : not at all

Examples of by no means in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wheeler junior running back Levi Murray is by no means looking ahead. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Mahomes was by no means dominant, completing only 55 percent of his passes and throwing 2 TD passes and 1 interception. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

But the focus on the anchor-outs’ relatively modest contribution to bay pollution is indicative of a broader tendency, by no means unique to Marin County, to blame homeless people for everything that goes wrong. — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

The talent on this list is by no means small-scale — their followings are still in the millions. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by no means

• asphaltenes
• chemokines
• contravenes
• diamines
• evergreens
• figurines
• fullerenes
• gasolines
• ghibellines
• indigenes
• intervenes
• isolines