Examples of 'were anything' in a sentence

Meaning of "were anything"

Were anything is a phrase indicating a condition or circumstance where something unexpected, unusual, or contrary to expectations is true or possible. It is often used to express a hypothetical or speculative scenario that challenges or contradicts the assumed or typical situation

How to use "were anything" in a sentence

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were anything
You were anything but nice to my poor mother.
None of the others were anything like her.
Times were anything but perfect for acquisition.
With instructions that were anything to happen to me.
Were anything but controlled last night.
And the results were anything but reassuring.
I did not talk to you like you were anything.
That they were anything less than perfect.
It would get me plenty angry if it were anything new.
If only my life were anything like this game.
We were best friends long before we were anything more.
As if they were anything more than another boot.
She would have told me if it were anything so terrible.
If there were anything hostile here we would know about it.
Their living conditions were anything but miserable.

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If you were anything other than a human being.
But the beginnings were anything but easy.
They were anything but discontented.
I did not think they were anything but.
If there were anything here to interest a fugitive.
International debt relief measures were anything but effective.
As if you were anything but a pair of tits to me.
I would be greatly disappointed if it were anything else.
If your teeth were anything like mine.
Were anything but.
Her early years were anything but glamorous.
They were anything but happy that this man had been healed from blindness.
The replies given were anything but satisfactory.
I know that because I could not be with you if you were anything less.
And the responses were anything but basic.
You were anything but subdued.
I am confident that if there were anything to report.
And they were anything but servants.
And i asked you if there were anything.
And if slavery were anything to go by they would owe us.
We were brothers long before we were anything else.
The level of exposure were anything to go wrong would be unacceptable.
The interviewer asked him if there were anything else.
Her manners were anything but pleasant.
I sometimes used to doubt whether they were anything but dreams.
His manners were anything but pleasant.
The conditions for snapping this photo were anything but ideal.
The quotes were anything but objective.
It is unlikely that current sales were anything like that.
But they were anything but intimidating.
The results of the term examination were anything but satisfactory.
These horns were anything but appealing to the general public.
The conditions in the clinic were anything but sanitary.
They were anything but thrilled.
Their meanings were anything but.

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