How to Use so much in a Sentence

so much

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  • And so much of it, for both pitchers, comes back to their changeups.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Having my mother in so much of the film [is what] bothers me.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Not with so much talent on offense, both up front and at the skill positions.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • How these birds could put on so much fat and still be healthy remains somewhat mysterious.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The body-baring, barely there costume shocked some of her fans who weren’t used to seeing so much of her flesh.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe not so much anymore, after varying degrees of success in those halves.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But there was so much the offense did well that both men had to be elated about the offense’s potential, too.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • What’s an 18-year-old character to do when a bunch of grownups behind the camera have put so much on his plate?
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The question isn’t so much whether or not Kudryavtsev will get his shot in the NHL.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The episode begins by delving into how the Manhunter holds so much sway over the people of Rushville.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Rock is not grinding axes so much as swinging them wildly, trying to chop and wound as many targets as possible.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
  • But that’s harder to pull off when companies have so much money to spend and are racing to build out infrastructure.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Not so much, but that’s something that will take Emma in particular some time to discover.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Knight enjoys the highlight-reel dance, but the pressure and chaos created in the initial part of the play deserve so much of the credit.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The player who flashed so much potential in the second half of his rookie season in 2023 was back.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Shot of the tournament Not so much a shot but a series of increasingly ludicrous ones.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The solidarity of close friendship felt like a salve after so much anxiety and isolation.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2022
  • With so much more on the line, AI companies must operate with a greater sense of responsibility.
    Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond those two near-misses, and a huge late chance for Bryan Mbeumo, United created little though, and can only apportion so much blame for the loss to bad luck.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In a season where so much of his championship bid has been built upon sterling performances, none better than his charge through the field to win at Monza last Sunday, sometimes being lucky is enough.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The sixth-year safety is wearing the green dot for the first time in his career this season and calling the defense, but even still, how could the Colts look that disjointed and unprepared after so much talk about execution and urgency?
    James Boyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And with so much of modern innovation wrapped up in increasingly omnipresent AI tools, every employee is, potentially, an innovator.
    Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Neither team will suddenly abandon the entertaining style that has brought them so much success, but both Keith Andrews of Brentford and Bournemouth counterpart Marco Rose might want to consider a more measured approach when protecting a lead.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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