so much as

Example Sentences

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Her women aren’t triumphing so much as sidestepping death, and forced to live with their choices’ aftereffects for years to come.

From Los Angeles Times

Duane was not going down so much as going straight.

From Literature

I turned up leaves and dug a bit in the dirt, but I didn’t find so much as a snail.

From Literature

I left my aunts on a frigid morning without so much as a goodbye.

From Literature

Mom sat in the chair to his right and Dad in the chair to his left, and Jonah knew that if he gave either of them so much as a flicker of encouragement, they would both start clutching his hands and holding on to him just like they had when they’d walked him to his first day of kindergarten.

From Literature