nothing in

idiom

: no truth to (something)
There is nothing in the rumor.

Examples of nothing in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The homeowner pays nothing in commissions and closing costs. Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024 There’s nothing in the Constitution or federal law that prevents a felon from holding the nation’s highest office. David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024 At one point, a Dane County Circuit Court determined that nothing in state law prohibited that. Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024 Each time, Jones said he’d been promised nothing in exchange for his testimony. The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024 There is nothing in Knight’s view that immediately suggests any structural problem with the bridge. Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024 In some cases, prosecutors agreed to those deals after telling judges and juries during murder trials that the informants got nothing in return for their testimony. The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024 The president cited statistics from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that 55 of the biggest companies in the U.S. in 2020 paid nothing in federal income taxes. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024 But Legal Aid lawyers note there’s nothing in the agreement preventing a migrant from trying to apply for a bed again, even after his or her extension request has been turned down. James Barron, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024

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“Nothing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20in. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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