so much as

1. see as much as, def. 3.

Example Sentences

I have twice spent time at the famed German spa town Baden-Baden and not once so much as dipped a toe in the cold pool.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

He’s put off by Ginsberg’s aggressiveness, though the aging beatnik softens somewhat when he realizes Hujar isn’t an emissary of the enemy so much as a photographer picking up work where he can get it.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

When Bill Clinton signed Nafta in 1993 and championed the World Trade Organization in 1995, it wasn’t a betrayal so much as the logical culmination of a new consensus: Free trade and globalization, not industrial protection, would drive prosperity.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Vicky Cornell, widow of late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, said: “This recognition means so much as it not only celebrates the extraordinary body of work that Chris created with his band — songs born from his soul, his imagination, and relentless dedication; it honors Soundgarden’s profound effect on music that helped create a whole new genre — grunge — with the depth of Chris’ writing and his creative vision at its core.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

It’s not a trust fall so much as a trust cannonball.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• indeed 
• much