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Examples of nil in a Sentence
They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game.
the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil
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Otto and former Houston Oilers Pro Bowl WR Ken Burrough will forever be associated with double nil unless the NFL returns it to circulation.
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Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
Never let it be said that UCLA is doing nil about NIL.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
To have relations, human being to human being, the chances are almost nil now, which wasn’t the case before.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
The chances that the lame duck Congress will restore the Child Tax Credit to its 2021 level are virtually nil.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
Down 0-3 to Golden State, the Mavericks’ chances of winning the Western Conference finals teeter between miniscule and nil.
—Dallas News, 23 May 2022
Problem of difficulty in applying technique were common in Group B (38 %), less common in Group A (22 %) and nil in Group C.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2013
One-nil, as the soccer folks say, just eight minutes into a match with a National Women’s Soccer League title-game berth on the line.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
Details surrounding what has occurred in the basement have remained nil as those detained have reportedly refused to discuss what happened with their Ukrainian colleagues.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2022
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Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
Never let it be said that UCLA is doing nil about NIL.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
To have relations, human being to human being, the chances are almost nil now, which wasn’t the case before.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
The chances that the lame duck Congress will restore the Child Tax Credit to its 2021 level are virtually nil.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
Down 0-3 to Golden State, the Mavericks’ chances of winning the Western Conference finals teeter between miniscule and nil.
—Dallas News, 23 May 2022
Problem of difficulty in applying technique were common in Group B (38 %), less common in Group A (22 %) and nil in Group C.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2013
One-nil, as the soccer folks say, just eight minutes into a match with a National Women’s Soccer League title-game berth on the line.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
Details surrounding what has occurred in the basement have remained nil as those detained have reportedly refused to discuss what happened with their Ukrainian colleagues.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2022
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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nil. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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