if nothing else

idiom

—used to say that something is probably the only thing that is true, acceptable, desirable, or certain because there are no better/worse possibilities

The food is cheap, if nothing else.

If nothing else, there's the party (to go to) this evening.

If nothing else, you should send him a card.

Examples of if nothing else in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So if nothing else, history tells us to expect a good game between quite possibly the best the NFC has to offer against a team coming off five Super Bowl appearances in six years. —Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025

But Slater knows that, if nothing else, Brian and Ellen will get through it together. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025

But if nothing else, this new environment should give Okoro breathing room to find his footing on the other end. —Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

All of these aspects help the Dell 14 Premium stand out visually, if nothing else. —Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025