How to Use if not in a Sentence

if not

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• Most think this will go on for months, if not years.
  — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Deserved at least one, if not more.
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
• Now the state, if not region, is in a daze.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
• Most, if not all, of them are outside the strait.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
• This has been years, if not decades, in the making.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
• But if not this year, there’s always next year.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
• What’s all this footage for, if not a scenario like this one?
  — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
• The fanbase was just as tired of all the turnover, if not more so.
  — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
• But what is Canada, if not a shady land deal?
  — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
• But for much of the night, the mood was lighter, if not giddy at times.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
• Some, if not a lot of this has to fall on Spoelstra.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
• Pulling weeds has to be one of the—if not the—worst household chores there is.
  — Brittney Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025
• Space heaters can also pose a risk if not safely used.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
• During this time, prices changed daily if not hourly.
  — Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
• That usually eats up most of the first week, if not longer.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
• And still, The Odyssey may get close, if not pass one or both.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
• But her nails do have a very summery — if not downright springy — feel.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Oct. 2023
• Lightweight, fine-gauge styles are equally—if not more—chic.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
• The bank said earnings would have been better if not for the one-time items.
  — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
• Could’ve won, if not for losing three of the game’s four fumbles.
  — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• If this is a meniscal tear, that could be 3-4 weeks, if not longer.
  — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
• For the past two decades—if not my whole life—I’ve been talking about jeans.
  — Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
• Wristbands may also be purchased at the event if not sold out.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
• This song certainly gets her closer, if not all the way there yet.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024
• Securing my spot as an icon, if not a legend.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
• The school year is just about ending, if not over for most families.
  — Davon Loeb, Parents, 7 June 2025
• And that could have been the end of the story if not for certain twists of fate still to come.
  — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
• The credit has no cash value if not redeemed.
  — Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
• Hill would be 1b (if not, at times, 1a) to Metcalf.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
• Most of what gets released is more or less the same, in form if not in quality.
  — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025