How to Use no/not more than in a Sentence

no/not more than

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• The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
• Sure, the hours would be long, but no more than 16 hours a day.
  — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2024
• Probably make two or three cups of tea, but not more than that.
  — Michael Calore, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
• They had been allowed to take no more than 10 marks with them.
  — Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2020
• Leave no more than a ½-inch gap between the unit and your bedside.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2025
• Holding skin taut, glide tool across damp skin, treating each area no more than twice.
  — Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
• All those who win tickets must bring at least one item for appraisal but no more than two.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
• That translates to no more than two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women.
  — Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
• As part of the plea, the government has agreed to seek no more than two years in prison.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
• Prepare to cut the three no more than six inches above ground level.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
• Shotguns must be plugged the accept no more than three shotshells.
  — Matt Williams, ExpressNews.com, 20 Aug. 2020
• To go via air, a pallet had to be no more than 56 inches tall.
  — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• For the record, the brand recommends using it no more than three times a week.
  — Victoria Moorhouse, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
• Her lyric and melody was written from top to bottom in no more than an hour, right there on the spot.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
• Over a third expect the strike to last no more than three months, and another third weren’t sure.
  — Audrey Schomer, Variety, 15 May 2023
• For now, in a strange bed no more than thirty miles from my Brooklyn apartment.
  — Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• In total, the two closures are set to take no more than 90 days combined.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
• So, the best catfish rods sport a fast to moderate action, which bends no more than half of the blank.
  — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• To ensure the long-term health of the tree, display it inside for no more than 10 days.
  — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• The cost would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars if not more than $1 billion.
  — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
• The group is working on the creation of a paper survey with no more than six questions.
  — Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
• The goal is for no more than 15% of tests to be positive for the infection.
  — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
• Even Thursday, with its historic hazards, had a high of no more than 79.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 June 2023
• The rest of the league is averaging five such wins this season, and 10 teams have no more than four.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
• Zoning rules for the area where the temple would be built restrict structures to no more than 30 feet in height.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• There are not more than 16 teams that deserve to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
• How to Rig a Wacky Rig A wacky rig should take no more than 30-seconds to be ready to fish.
  — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 9 May 2024
• According to Christie’s, the axe is one of no more than 50 that left the factory in the first year of production.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
• To be a winner, the Equinox EV has to hit the right notes with buyers who are likely to drive no more than 40 miles per day.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
• The Ducks had given up no more than two sacks in a game to a Big Ten team this season and 13 total sacks in 13 games.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025