How to Use if nothing else in a Sentence

if nothing else

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Definition of if nothing elsenext
  • The Promised Land is, if nothing else, a nod to both its nation’s and the movies’ past.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
  • City Pop, if nothing else, has the charm of being far away from here and now.
    — Will Cady, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • But if nothing else, the optics have not been good for Ms. Willis’s team.
    — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Seems like if nothing else the streaming era could bring us swear-ier awards shows.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — which is cool to say, if nothing else — is fun.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2023
  • This game, if nothing else, was a return to form for the Granddaddy of Them All.
    — Kevin Skiver, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
  • That if nothing else, rightfully earned her the name Catherine the Great.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The Midlands students had, if nothing else, heard that message loud and clear.
    — Khari Johnson, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
  • And that, if nothing else, ought to make people in Maryland angry.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
  • Because if nothing else, that’s ultimately the goal or, at least, the hope.
    — Roberto José Andrade Franco, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Well, if nothing else, the Rangers got clarity on Thursday.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • The milestone is, if nothing else, one of the internet’s more unusual feats of endurance.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The social aspect aside, club bathrooms do offer physical respite to the main event if nothing else.
    — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
  • This awards show was, if nothing else, a dream for procrastinators.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • This new release is the first 45-year-old whisky from the distillery, and the story behind how these casks were treated is interesting if nothing else.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That is, throw their bodies upon the gears, in hopes of at least slowing things down for one more day, every day, for as long as possible, by force if nothing else.
    — Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
  • But the past few years of Trump, Trump, Trump have taught me, if nothing else, that hoping for the best is not necessarily a winning strategy.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Sure, being aggressive can backfire, but if nothing else, flooring it all the time creates a culture of trust and belief.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • His is a gorgeous, sprawling vision of, if nothing else, science fiction’s future.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The racing legend’s wrist candy should collectively hammer down for millions—if nothing else goes awry, that is.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
  • City officials had advised against the decision and warned the council that reopening two of the three pools at the facility will cost roughly $1.8 million — and that’s if nothing else goes wrong.
    — Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
  • That still doesn’t completely explain what performance data is, but if nothing else, the whole thing is a reminder that there’s always more to your wireless carrier’s terms than meets the eye.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 3 May 2024
  • The circular finger-pointing if nothing else reveals some of the stress points and grievances within the Ohio Republican coalition.
    — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But Marathon is at least a Bungie shooter, which is worth something after generations of Halo and a decade of Destiny, which, if nothing else, was and is an excellent shooter.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • And if nothing else, there are few things that compare to receiving a handwritten letter in the mail (that gets delivered by a human being to a physical mailbox).
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 8 June 2023
  • Lucero, if nothing else, is a robotic outrage automaton, like many of his contemporaries.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
  • Many assumed that, if nothing else, Fennell might sneak into the Best Original Screenplay category again.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Well, there's nothing wrong with considering non-chemical SPF options, either; if nothing else than for the environment.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 21 June 2024
  • Sandpaper or an angle grinder can be an effective option, but the risk of damaging the underlying surface is high, so this method is only recommended if nothing else works.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The first show cannibalizes the second, resulting in an ungainly hybrid that is, if nothing else, still easily the year’s best broadcast procedural about a missing persons squad.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023

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