so much as

Example Sentences

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We’ve broken records and accomplished so much as an offense this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

It seems that Gyllenhaal isn’t experiencing a crisis of masculinity so much as a crisis of vulnerability — which is fitting, as the two are inextricably linked.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

They grads are also primed to boo any speakers who so much as mutter the words “artificial intelligence.”

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The big cities no longer decide what feels culturally relevant so much as they absorb it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

They weren’t actually going to greet her so much as they were going to spy on her.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti