not at all

idiom

—sometimes used as a polite response after an expression of appreciation or thanks

"Thank you for all your trouble." "Not at all."

"That was very kind of you." "Not at all. It was the least I could do."

Examples of not at all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Recognizing an Anthropocene epoch does not at all underplay the impacts that humans have caused for many millennia by hunting, by farming, and by building cities and trade networks. —

Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024 Of course, raising animals is in many ways not at all comparable to raising children, and no one who doesn’t actually want a dog should get one as a practice baby. —

Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2024 Meaning to sound sympathetic, not at all accusatory. —

Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Our testers told us the formula is lightweight, fast-absorbing, and not at all sticky. —

Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2024 As an actress Dunst is a bit like her director — not at all soft or ill-defined, yet somehow oblique. —

Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024 Subsidence rates across Mexico City vary substantially, from 20 inches annually to not at all, where the city is built atop solid volcanic rock. —

Matt Simon, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024 The service is just as spectacular as the accommodations: Doormen dressed in top hats and white gloves greet guests, and the staff inside are equally warm and charismatic — and not at all stuffy. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024 To be fair, the learning curve is not at all steep, and digital cameras provide immediate feedback for judging exposure. —

PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024

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