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But the bizarre tale isn't over, not by a long shot.—Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 Cooper isn’t just here to defend, however — not by a long shot.—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 This element isn’t even the weirdest part of Extraction—not by a long shot.—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025 The Bottom Line Your website isn’t done after launch—not by a long shot.—Curtis Priest, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not by a long shot
“Not by a long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20by%20a%20long%20shot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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