not (in) the least
idiom
: not at all : not in any way or respect
It did not interest me in the least.
That joke was not in the least funny.
I'm not the least worried.
Examples of not (in) the least in a Sentence
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The White Sox present multiple options, not the least of them a familiar face and profile in Lance Lynn.
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Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
Fever Pitch was filmed in a number of iconic Boston locations, not the least of which was the iconic Fenway Park.
—Nina Derwin, Redbook, 10 Aug. 2023
There are many ways to stay cool in the summer, not the least of which is using fans to blow air across your body.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
Which surprised Poway High wrestling coach John Meyers not in the least.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze and Gus Malzahn have plenty in common, not the least of which is that each man coached at Arkansas State before Auburn.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 18 July 2023
The tie-up, which was announced Tuesday, is being viewed by officials as a brazen play loaded with red flags, not the least of which is creating a giant monopoly in an industry that had only recently gained a competitor, said the people, who asked not be identified discussing non-public matters.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
John Ford was a great admirer of President Kennedy for a number of reasons, not the least of which involved Kennedy’s existence as an Irish-American Catholic ascending to the highest office in the country.
—Matt Novak, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
While researchers around the world are chipping away at these knowledge gaps, there continue to be huge challenges – not the least of which is that gambling regulations keep changing and new forms of gambling are always emerging.
—Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
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Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
Fever Pitch was filmed in a number of iconic Boston locations, not the least of which was the iconic Fenway Park.
—Nina Derwin, Redbook, 10 Aug. 2023
There are many ways to stay cool in the summer, not the least of which is using fans to blow air across your body.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
Which surprised Poway High wrestling coach John Meyers not in the least.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze and Gus Malzahn have plenty in common, not the least of which is that each man coached at Arkansas State before Auburn.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 18 July 2023
The tie-up, which was announced Tuesday, is being viewed by officials as a brazen play loaded with red flags, not the least of which is creating a giant monopoly in an industry that had only recently gained a competitor, said the people, who asked not be identified discussing non-public matters.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
John Ford was a great admirer of President Kennedy for a number of reasons, not the least of which involved Kennedy’s existence as an Irish-American Catholic ascending to the highest office in the country.
—Matt Novak, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
While researchers around the world are chipping away at these knowledge gaps, there continue to be huge challenges – not the least of which is that gambling regulations keep changing and new forms of gambling are always emerging.
—Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
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