none of the above
idiom
: not any of the choices listed above
The correct answer is "none of the above."
Examples of none of the above in a Sentence
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Deeper Well, Musgraves’ latest, is none of the above, neither a return to country camp nor a deeper leap into pop spectacle.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
For Denise Huskins, the answer, astoundingly, was none of the above.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2024
People will argue that none of the above matters, that he has been convicted of no crime, that only what is onscreen counts.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
Although Miss Manners understands your professional instinct to provide answers, her response to your question is: none of the above.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
Thus far, none of the above have shown a concerning level of impact from the Fed rate hikes.
—Sean Hanlon, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But the McWaters bill opts for none of the above, and instead, designates the Fed as the regulatory watchdog.
—Sam Lyman, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
Nine years later, none of the above apply to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
—Ben Westcott and Cnn Staff, CNN, 25 July 2021
Of course, sometimes none of the above factors are within our control, and sometimes Nature throws us the hard-breaking curve of a massive winter.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2023
Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
For Denise Huskins, the answer, astoundingly, was none of the above.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2024
People will argue that none of the above matters, that he has been convicted of no crime, that only what is onscreen counts.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
Although Miss Manners understands your professional instinct to provide answers, her response to your question is: none of the above.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
Thus far, none of the above have shown a concerning level of impact from the Fed rate hikes.
—Sean Hanlon, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But the McWaters bill opts for none of the above, and instead, designates the Fed as the regulatory watchdog.
—Sam Lyman, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
Nine years later, none of the above apply to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
—Ben Westcott and Cnn Staff, CNN, 25 July 2021
Of course, sometimes none of the above factors are within our control, and sometimes Nature throws us the hard-breaking curve of a massive winter.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2023
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“None of the above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20of%20the%20above. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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