How to Use not at all in a Sentence

not at all

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• Action comes fast or not at all.
  — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
• This sounds facetious but is not at all.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
• The danger comes from eggs cooked soft or not at all.
  — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
• Since the start of last year, most prices have risen very slowly or not at all.
  — Ben Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• Wow, both true and not at all comforting.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
• Jonathan Bennett is not at all scared to be killed in nasty ways.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024
• Perhaps later—or maybe not at all.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
• Listen first and speak second (or not at all).
  — Bill Flederbach, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Sweeten it to your liking with dates, maple syrup, or not at all.
  — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
• They weren’t being stand-offish, not at all.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
• They aren’t asked to play much in the preseason — some games not at all.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
• Police told her it likely would be found in a few days or months — or not at all.
  — Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
• This collection is not at all an homage to Cristóbal.
  — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
• Whether the boy is old enough to understand that is not at all certain.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
• Viv never felt like a second fiddle, not at all.
  — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Why does Collins seem not at all sad about the president’s death?
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
• Well, yes — but not at all unheard of for premium eye masks.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 13 Oct. 2025
• Now, many licensees work at real estate part time, or not at all.
  — Frederick Peters, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
• The official plain omelet should be browned not at all or just a little.
  — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
• Or is the death toll of Gazans not at all foremost in people’s minds?
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
• This is not at all a textbook, but rather an intimate look at a time long gone.
  — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• Then Jip flew at him again, streaming blood, minding it not at all.
  — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
• In another sense, though, this is not at all the way it’s supposed to be.
  — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025
• The new tax is not at all a major expense, adding just a few dollars a month.
  — The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
• Didn't want to follow their parents' rules or doing drugs -- not at all.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
• But today's level is not at all extreme.
  — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
• Speaking of, this movie isn’t a tidy story… Oh, no, not at all.
  — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
• A number of home health care providers would show up two or three hours late at times or sometimes not at all.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
• The work is tender and sweet, yet not at all sappy or cliché—a tricky balance to strike.
  — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
• Your connection will be over Wi-Fi or not at all.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025