very much
Example Sentences
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An insoluble puzzle may be how to give artificial intelligence agents complicated open-ended tasks—tasks that may have many unpredictable paths to a solution—without courting outcomes very much contrary to the intentions of the task giver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Commenting on the use of his hit song in “Girls” during a 2013 interview with The Pop Break, Sheik seemed to very much be in on the joke.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
While he did not think it affected his tennis very much, he said it left him with a "feeling of dread" which made life on the road far less enjoyable.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Guests who arrive in costume are very much welcome, though if they’re sporting lightsabers, there is a strict check-at-the-door policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
I was so sure of it that I got a little of my courage back, but not very much.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
