Anything in a sentence

He went under the anæsthetic holding tight on to himself so that he would not blab about anything during the silly, talky time.
Ernest Hemingway, In Our Time

I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

If you’ll only keep me from getting killed I’ll do anything you say.
Ernest Hemingway, In Our Time

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Merriam-Webster
— any thing whatever : any such thing
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Macmillan
— used instead of ‘something’ when saying or asking whether there is one thing or even a small amount of something
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