plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: the ninth day before the ides according to ancient Roman reckoning
2
often capitalized
: none entry 4
Examples of nones in a Sentence
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The rise of the nones could portend a more polarized society, because there are still many very devout religious believers out there, including very politically active ones.
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Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2011
Between two-thirds and three-quarters of nones supported Democratic candidates in statewide races in Arizona and Wisconsin.
—Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
But atheists and agnostics, though only a third of the nones, punch above their weight, given their heavy involvement in politics.
—Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
And most nones, while claiming no religion, do not identify as atheists.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
However, by 2018, the nones represented a plurality (28 percent) of Democrats, whose gains have come at the expense of evangelicals, mainlines, and Catholics within the party.
—Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
Some 21% of nones become Christian as young adults.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
As the number of nones rise, the percentage of Americans who identify with Christianity has significantly decreased.
—Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 29 May 2022
By the mid-1990s, being nonreligious no longer meant being un-American, giving permission for a lot of closet nones to begin expressing their true feelings on surveys.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022
Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2011
Between two-thirds and three-quarters of nones supported Democratic candidates in statewide races in Arizona and Wisconsin.
—Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
But atheists and agnostics, though only a third of the nones, punch above their weight, given their heavy involvement in politics.
—Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
And most nones, while claiming no religion, do not identify as atheists.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
However, by 2018, the nones represented a plurality (28 percent) of Democrats, whose gains have come at the expense of evangelicals, mainlines, and Catholics within the party.
—Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
Some 21% of nones become Christian as young adults.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
As the number of nones rise, the percentage of Americans who identify with Christianity has significantly decreased.
—Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 29 May 2022
By the mid-1990s, being nonreligious no longer meant being un-American, giving permission for a lot of closet nones to begin expressing their true feelings on surveys.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022
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