Sentence examples for much as given from inspiring English sources

His characters aren't developed so much as given colorfully grotesque and morbid mannerisms and back stories.

Perhaps they have not scarred their wayward children so much as given them bad genes.

After all, he had not, as he put it, so much as given a prisoner "a slap in the face".

I wasn't directed so much as given a series of props to make my way through, like an obstacle course.

Most important, the military authorities have not been toppled so much as given a hard nudge; even the victors are afraid to offend the men in uniform for fear they might not hand over power after all.

There's not room for much of this kind of speculation in Harris's new biography, because she has to get through the life at such a pace; the value of the work and the validity of our fascination with the life have to be taken pretty much as given.

The piece does not end so much as give up, in a final, enigmatic gesture.

Others question whether the development team isn't fighting back, so much as giving up.

The show didn't stimulate the imagination so much as give it a chiropractic whack.

"He wasn't taking the hits, so much as giving them out".

Warming a cold white wine, as much as giving it air, can help it to open up.