How to Use anything goes in a Sentence

anything goes

phrase
  • When the two teams meet up, anything goes.
    Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This dash cam will give them video proof if anything goes wrong.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Have fun and share your beat In this last step, anything goes!
    Luis Velarde, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This is the Jazz Age, anything goes.
    ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But if anything goes wrong, that extra acre is there to fill in the gaps.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Even though the beach seems like a place where anything goes, there are rules to follow.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
  • What are the things that should always happen when anything goes wrong?
    Joe Moglia, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • Other than that, anything goes.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2026
  • From streetwear to high fashion, anything goes—and goes viral.
    Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Wear them lower around your hips or higher on your waist; anything goes with this pair.
    Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This is the final season and anything goes.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
  • If anything goes wrong in any of those spheres, the rest of their lives are most likely still intact.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
  • As a result, some groups of visitors think of it as a city where anything goes.
    Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2022
  • As long as the gist remains intact and the story is served, anything goes.
    Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Pretty much anything goes with Daiquiris nowadays as far as which rum can be used.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • Pretty much anything goes with Daiquiris nowadays as far as which rum can be used.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
  • In terms of color, almost anything goes, from classic black to earth tones.
    Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Remember, the breezy nature of the drink means that anything goes.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But now, just about anything goes, including leaving out the corn.
    Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Those will be the pieces that will be life-savers if anything goes unplanned with the weather or something else.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 May 2024
  • There is this feeling of anything goes, so you’re not put into categories.
    Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
  • That’s the beauty of the Grammys, where anything goes, and often works.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
  • And, if anything goes wrong, well, that just might be a bonus in the hands of such a skilled, in-the-moment musician.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • So there is absolutely no recourse if anything goes wrong.
    Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
  • If it was programmed by another robot, then anything goes.
    Jay Martel, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Noakes said if anything goes well in the department, that credit goes to the people doing the work.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
  • Piled high with condiments ranging from mustard to onion to relish to chili, almost anything goes well with it.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2023
  • Such opera can be done pretty much anywhere, indoors or outdoors, and pretty much anything goes.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Christian ethics and praxis are not a sentimental game of anything goes.
    Bill Keane, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Week 18 is upon us and for teams that are tanking for a high draft selection, anything goes at this point.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'anything goes.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: