not at all

Example Sentences

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That’s not at all what I was saying.

From Literature

“I’m going to take that to mean that you’re jealous of my linguistic talent, and that you’re not at all suggesting that I’m cheating.”

From Literature

“You cannot kill an animal who is already dead. She is dead. Gone. No longer a part of this mortal world. Although, it seems she’s now traveling backward, becoming more alive just as I grow more dead, which is bewildering and unsettling and not at all something I have time to dwell on. Because Nine”—Clare pressed his paws onto his knees and pushed upright, gathering his cloak and dignity around him—“we have a plan to enact.”

From Literature

Comforting the afflicted, supporting communities and individuals, all that comes later—or not at all.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not yet—and by their telling, probably not at all.

From Barron's