How to Use not so much (something) as (something else) in a Sentence

not so much (something) as (something else)

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• It was ringed by trees but not so much as to close off the sky.
  — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2022
• There’s not so much as a plaque about him on the Williamsburg Bridge.
  — Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
• The edges are flared away from the cooking surface, but not so much as to spill when flipping.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
• The crystal is slightly domed, but not so much as to distort the dial.
  — Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• The federation did not so much as back him as follow him down the rabbit hole.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Visitors pass through with just enough concern to be human but not so much as to spoil their supper.
  — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
• Do not so much as send a chastely admiring note—you’ll get wound up waiting for a response.
  — James Parker, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
• In doing so, he’s seen as adding enough to a song to make his presence felt, but not so much as to outshine the main artist.
  — Li Zhou, Vox, 15 June 2024
• Green Hatch chiles add their unique flavor and a different kind of heat — though not so much as to warrant the fire alarms.
  — Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• Most celeb auto auctions, of course, leave not so much as a fingerprint on a steering wheel or a breath of steam on the windshield.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
• There’s not so much as a glance in the direction of the electric-vehicle boondoggle.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 June 2024
• My parents retired to a total hellhole, not so much as a nearby playground, that requires a four-hour flight.
  — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
• The petite, no-nonsense Rio Wave opens to just one position and boasts not so much as a cupholder.
  — Stephanie Krikorian, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021
• But then City has not so much as dropped a point in the Premier League since February.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• That’s where higher rates slow the economy enough to halt inflation but not so much as to cause a scarring recession.
  — Damian J. Troise, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022
• The new brunette hue has not so much as an inkling of honey tones, but rather cooler shades that blend stunningly with the superstar's long layers.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Mar. 2023
• Bearing arms could be restricted, but not so much as to eliminate the right altogether.
  — Saul Cornell / Made By History, TIME, 26 July 2024
• As far as seat comfort goes, both offer an appropriate amount of cushioning, but not so much as to over-isolate your butt from the road.
  — Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver, 10 June 2022
• The central bank hopes that higher borrowing costs will slow spending enough to tame inflation yet not so much as to cause a recession.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2022
• Cuker acts not so much as a supplier of classic cars to a hungry market of wealthy New Yorkers.
  — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
• Even in the highest-resolution image, examined up close, there was not so much as a discernible sliver of daylight.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• The rest of Johnson's words arrive not so much as answers but as proclamations of the power of his creative intentions.
  — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2024
• Her lawyer described her not so much as a former police officer but as a woman, one dressed in florals and a pale yellow cardigan, who made a mistake.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
• Our goal was not so much as to only come up with a sustainable bag but to simultaneously propose a sustainable way of wearing it.
  — Angela Lei, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
• Respiration rate measurements skewed slightly high on the Watch 2R, but not so much as to cause concern.
  — PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
• Latin American genre is not so much as fitting into market trends as a push-phenomenon driven by genre fanboys and girls.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• The two work it out and return to the dinner table – badly bruised and bloodied – not so much as friends, but rivals that agree to respect each other's differences.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2022
• Her tennis court is under construction, too, which explains why Serena Williams has not so much as picked up a racket in three months.
  — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
• The Fed is trying to slow the economy enough to tamp down the high inflation sweeping the country, but not so much as to trigger a recession.
  — Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022
• Spackle the back of the mesh, press it in place, then use a putty knife to smooth the spackle that oozes through and remove excess, but not so much as to keep the mesh from being fully embedded.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024