anything

Example Sentences

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I developed persistent acne throughout high school and college, the kind that doesn’t respond to anything and nobody can explain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But here again, there were no teeth: The law did not require a departing president to give anything to the government, nor to build a library to house his papers.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

"I'd do anything to get another title, but the years go by and you're less likely to win it," he said prior to this year's event.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

I can afford to spend more than I do — in fact, I could buy just about anything I want — but I have great difficulty actually spending money.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

She’d take anything: stale bread crusts, cabbage leaves, even an apple or a bun sometimes, but I think she was always hoping for potatoes—as Mutti said, they were her real passion.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo