so much as

Example Sentences

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For me, it was never about the sights so much as the experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If they can be met with a little extra comfort as a result of additional funds raised, that for me would mean so much, as I myself have been in that situation many times."

From BBC

You are not “cleaning the fridge” so much as moving through a series of small, highly achievable acts, one after the other, until—almost incidentally—the fridge is clean.

From Salon

“Katrien,” as the family had rechristened her, was posing as the von Woerden’s housemaid—although Nollie confided to me that she had yet so much as to make her own bed.

From Literature

The General did not so much as pause in her expressionless reading of names.

From Literature