How to Use not much in a Sentence

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  • And there is not much time for the 49-year-old to do just that.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • There is not much bark left on the tree to feed a beaver.
    — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • There is not much of a wine list, but the Vietnamese do love their beer.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • There’s not much here in terms of sea life, but folks love the view of Mokulua (a.k.a.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • There's not much to the RF-S 10-18mm in terms of on-barrel control.
    — PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2024
  • And of course, not much can beat the convenience of a single dose.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 1 May 2023
  • There's so much in the world that can exhaust me and there's not much that can revive me.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • And there was a general range of age, but not much else.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
  • At the moment there’s not much on the 40-minute walk from the nearest train stop to the stadium.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • From kebabs to veggies to dessert, there’s not much that can’t be cooked over a flame.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But since then, not much about the workweek has changed, experts say.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • Katyana now lives a fairly private life, and not much is known about her.
    — Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • Just for subscribers: Is there a labor shortage?It's easing in most places, but not much in the South.
    — USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • There was room to tinker with the formula, but not much.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2024
  • And there’s not much to be done about it unless either the planet cools — or the laws of physics get amended.
    — Peter Green, Quartz, 1 June 2024
  • At 10 years old, I was terrified by the massive size of the horses then, and not much had changed at 30.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 30 June 2023
  • There’s still not much clarity with how things will go with Miles Bridges.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2024
  • And after a couple of weeks, the sale is coming to a close on August 6, so there’s not much time to score these steals.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Most will leave behind thousands of dollars, a home or not much at all.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith Karl Russell, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • While not much is known about the plot of the movie at this point, it was teased that Johnny Cage (played by Karl Urban) will be joining the fight.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Since there’s no option for adding water, there’s not much cleaning to be done here.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 5 July 2023
  • Pratt’s winning time of 5:50 to complete the Avatar XPrize course was not much slower than human speed.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The biggest problem with Hell of a Summer is that there’s really not much to say about it.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
  • With only one button on this hand warmer, there’s not much room for error.
    — Lacey Muinos, Health, 27 July 2023
  • Aside from the price tag, which is undeniably right up there, there’s not much bad that can be said about the TruStrutter.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Not only is there not much to see from the summit; there’s not really much of a summit to see from.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023
  • During that time, not much has changed about the particulars of the case, nor how they have been processed by both the courts and the public.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 30 June 2023
  • But there’s not much anybody can do in just four matches anyway.
    — Steve Price, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • There's not much the public can do when wildfire smoke descends on their community except try to avoid it.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2024
  • If Mélenchon does manage to form a leftist minority cabinet, there is not much for business to look forward to.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024

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