much as

Example Sentences

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Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

When researchers increased this mitochondrial transfer in mice, pain-related behaviors dropped by as much as 50%.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

However, Sobolev said the tax could cost Ukraine as much as 6.5% of its GDP over the same 10-year period.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Keeping track of how many like them are sleeping outdoors without so much as a tent or vehicle to shelter them has become a major concern for the organization.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

“Sad to say that plenty of people don’t rise so much as sink.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman