nothing if not

Idioms  

1. Above all else, as in He was nothing if not discreet. Shakespeare used this idiom in Othello (2:1): “I am nothing if not critical.” [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

From menstruation mishaps to a meditation on old age, and the challenges faced by Arab-Israelis in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks, one Oscars category is nothing if not varied.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

It’s going to eat jobs, and people with imagination—and America is nothing if not imaginative—can see it coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

But Patsy Cohen is nothing if not determined and pragmatic.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

Because Gleeson is nothing if not intentional about comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

For sometimes, when we take the deadliest aim, we are nothing if not reckless.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi