not what it was
Example Sentences
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Our hard drives being full, we can vaguely remember that we had some grudge but not what it was about or who it was against.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“This is simply them delivering on a promise, and the market itself is not what it was when they had first conjured up the vehicle,” Drury said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
But “the bottom line is $20,000 now is not what it was two years ago,” Eustache Clerveaux, a financial planner at Fidare Wealth Solutions, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
He says his "heart is crying" as his mind is still young but his strength is not what it was.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024
I could imagine exactly what the feeling must have been like, but not what it was.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
