by any means

Idioms  

1. In any possible way, no matter how, as in By any means I've got to get there. [Late 1400s] Also see by hook or crook; by means of; by no means.

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Example Sentences

When he came in at Liverpool, we weren't by any means the favourites in the Premier League to win anything, so what he built there was special.

From BBC

"The SMC went through a catastrophic crash that injected a lot of energy into the system. It is not a 'normal' galaxy by any means," Besla said.

From Science Daily

She explains that support networks are a vital part of what adopters and their families need "but it's not the solution by any means".

From BBC

The night before the Academy Awards, I found myself — not an important person in the industry by any means — at two separate parties.

From Los Angeles Times

"I don't want to tar every business with the same brush by any means, but there is some profiteering."

From BBC

Related Words

• conceivably
• likely
• perhaps
• probably