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
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But, if nothing else, being polarizing means being compelling.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Many assumed that, if nothing else, Fennell might sneak into the Best Original Screenplay category again.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
His is a gorgeous, sprawling vision of, if nothing else, science fiction’s future.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
That way, if nothing else, organizers’ exposure is limited to that one concert, rather than multiple attempts to rouse interest.
—Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Seems like if nothing else the streaming era could bring us swear-ier awards shows.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
But if nothing else, the optics have not been good for Ms. Willis’s team.
—Danny Hakim, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
From a public relations standpoint, if nothing else, Israel would then be able to use the images of Israeli soldiers providing food to starving children or treating Gaza’s elderly to balance those of Israeli bombs destroying large swaths of Gaza.
—Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
The Promised Land is, if nothing else, a nod to both its nation’s and the movies’ past.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Many assumed that, if nothing else, Fennell might sneak into the Best Original Screenplay category again.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
His is a gorgeous, sprawling vision of, if nothing else, science fiction’s future.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
That way, if nothing else, organizers’ exposure is limited to that one concert, rather than multiple attempts to rouse interest.
—Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Seems like if nothing else the streaming era could bring us swear-ier awards shows.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
But if nothing else, the optics have not been good for Ms. Willis’s team.
—Danny Hakim, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
From a public relations standpoint, if nothing else, Israel would then be able to use the images of Israeli soldiers providing food to starving children or treating Gaza’s elderly to balance those of Israeli bombs destroying large swaths of Gaza.
—Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
The Promised Land is, if nothing else, a nod to both its nation’s and the movies’ past.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
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