not by any means

Example Sentences

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While Dr Chung sees no harm in healthy adults "trying it out", he also says results tend to be "minimal gains", adding that "it is not, by any means, a wonder drug".

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

A partial answer does surface halfway through “Close Your Eyes,” but that’s just another door Erice entices us to walk through — not, by any means, a neat resolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2024

“The findings are not by any means conclusive,” says Lary Walker, a neuroscientist at Emory University.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024

In a nutshell, while there are definite and wonderful things Starship can do for astronomy, it’s not by any means a catch-all solution to the Starlink problem.

From Scientific American • May 15, 2023

I did not by any means dominate the High Organ, and in fact, a number of proposals that I felt strongly about were rejected.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela