by no means

1. Also, not by any means. In no way, certainly not. For example, He is by no means a weak opponent, or Not by any means will I go along with that decision. [Late 1400s]

Example Sentences

But by no means do steakhouses need to follow that path, or any other.

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"By no means does this mean that things are over -- by no means have we accomplished anything close to what we want to accomplish," Harbaugh said.

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Many of those drawn to learning the language have Yiddish-related family heritage -- but by no means all.

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He had no previous experience as an interpreter and was by no means a baseball expert.

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Benton is by no means alone in making this argument — and yet the data don’t provide much support for it.

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