nothing less than
idiom
1
—used to give emphasis to a description
The idea is nothing less than revolutionary.
2
—used to say that something is the least that a situation, person, etc., requires or will accept
He demands nothing less than the best service.
I want nothing less than a full refund!
This job requires nothing less than our best effort.
Examples of nothing less than in a Sentence
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The tactics are questionable and the lesson is messy, but Peggy is nothing less than effective.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Although the Mossad's intelligence and the IDF's rapid establishment of air superiority inside Iran proved to be nothing less than extraordinary, my wife and I lived on pins and needles for those first few days of the war.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Leveraging both legacy and social media, off-track entertainment, and even a buildout of F1 Arcade restaurants to accommodate fans who can’t make it to the races, the mission is to make F1 nothing less than a new American pastime.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 26 June 2025
At stake in preventing the globalization of the intifada is nothing less than the survival of Western Civilization.
—Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Although the Mossad's intelligence and the IDF's rapid establishment of air superiority inside Iran proved to be nothing less than extraordinary, my wife and I lived on pins and needles for those first few days of the war.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Leveraging both legacy and social media, off-track entertainment, and even a buildout of F1 Arcade restaurants to accommodate fans who can’t make it to the races, the mission is to make F1 nothing less than a new American pastime.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 26 June 2025
At stake in preventing the globalization of the intifada is nothing less than the survival of Western Civilization.
—Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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“Nothing less than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20less%20than. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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