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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As far as international football goes, the scoreline between the pair now reads Mane three, Salah nil, because of victories for Senegal in the final of this competition four years ago, a World Cup qualification play-off a month later, and now this semi-final.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Iran remains isolated, with its forward positions demolished and its nuclear capability nil.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Ahmed put him in the spin cycle and fired a cross that White easily chested across the line – 3-nil.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
With the score tied at nil-nil, Coda has his penalty saved, awarded when Giuseppe Sibilli was brought down in the area.
—David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Iran remains isolated, with its forward positions demolished and its nuclear capability nil.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Ahmed put him in the spin cycle and fired a cross that White easily chested across the line – 3-nil.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
With the score tied at nil-nil, Coda has his penalty saved, awarded when Giuseppe Sibilli was brought down in the area.
—David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nil. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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