nothing if not

phrase

: to an extreme degree : very
He is nothing if not persistent.

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New York, however, is nothing if not resilient, and as disruptive as Swift and Kelce’s wedding could have been, in reality the neighborhood carried on with modest enthusiasm tempered with indifference. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nothing if not

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“Nothing if not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20if%20not. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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