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variants or nary an

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survived the accident with nary a scratch

Examples of nary a in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All the potential in the world, but nary a double-digit sack season to his credit after five years in the NFL. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Tucked away in the Colorado mountains with nary a red carpet or paparazzo in sight, the low-key film festival doesn’t announce its lineup until the day before opening and surprise additions have long been a fixture of the event. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

On Main Street in downtown Sturgis, South Dakota, with nary a façade, a front door that used to be a closet and a narrow staircase that’s probably not up to code is the decades-old Dungeon Bar. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 14 Aug. 2026

One of Gary Graves’ biggest strengths as a dramatist is that nary a word feels wasteful when written by him. — Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for nary a

• area
• ceria
• feria
• varia
• aquaria
• gregaria
• herbaria
• hysteria
• malaria
• puparia
• rancheria
• araucaria