nowhere

adverb

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no·where | \ ˈnō-ˌ(h)wer

, -(h)wər \

Definition of nowhere

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : not in or at any place The book is nowhere to be found.

2 : to no place I've gotten nowhere with my research. Arguing will get us nowhere.

3 : not at all : not to the least extent —usually used with nearnowhere near as seriousnowhere near enough

nowhere

noun

Definition of nowhere (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : a nonexistent place

2 : an unknown, distant, or obscure place or state rose to fame out of nowhere

miles from nowhere

: in an extremely remote place

nowhere

adjective

Definition of nowhere (Entry 3 of 3)

: of or relating to a remote or relatively unknown location a nowhere town

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Examples of nowhere in a Sentence

Adverb I have nowhere to go. Nowhere is there more of a population problem than in this city. Noun from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle in a few short years he rose out of nowhere to prominence in the dot-com world

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb But that number was nowhere near the goal of ten thousand per day that Hogan had set for himself, let alone the twenty-eight thousand that Jha and his colleagues said were needed. — Robert P. Baird, The New Yorker, "How Much Testing Does the U.S. Need to Reopen?," 14 May 2020 With Collins under center, the Bears went nowhere on the ensuing series and punted it back. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "50 in 50: B.J. Raji takes it to the house and the Packers beat the Bears in the NFC title game," 9 May 2020 Her post in the group went nowhere, but two women privately messaged her with advice. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, "A Much-Hyped COVID-19 Treatment Has a Weird Connection to Black-Market Cat Drugs," 8 May 2020 Under orders by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. cruise ships are going nowhere for the next three months, which has left thousands of workers stranded at sea. — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, "Thousands of cruise ship workers stuck at sea over virus concerns," 29 Apr. 2020 Just like everyone else right now, is trying to entertain herself during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that includes dressing up, even though there's nowhere to go. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kylie Jenner Just Rocked a See-Through and Seriously Tight White Dress," 25 Apr. 2020 The story has been transposed, to strong effect, to borderland Texas from the setting of South Africa in the novel, creating an evocative world where some people are passing through and some are going nowhere. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘The Quarry’ a spotlight for Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon," 16 Apr. 2020 Yet on March 26th Mr Costa’s bonhomie was nowhere to be seen. — The Economist, "Paying for it European finance ministers ponder coronabonds," 9 Apr. 2020 Some of the administration’s early proposals, such as a payroll tax cut, went nowhere after bipartisan criticism. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Coronavirus Commission in Trump’s Future," 12 Mar. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Netflix’s first interactive sitcom: Good for laughs, deserves a better app," 13 May 2020 The closure of residential programs is particularly hard on recovering addicts faced with the elements and nowhere else to go, Burns points out. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, "How the coronavirus is hurting drug and alcohol recovery," 3 Apr. 2020 Most of us have plenty of time on our hands and nowhere to go. — Michelle Krupa, CNN, "Start your Monday smart: Pandemic, stay home, equal pay, US census, culture online," 29 Mar. 2020 An early, out-of-nowhere jump scare keeps you on edge the entire time, even though the rest of the movie's pretty quiet as Rachel (Naomi Watts) attempts to save her son from the extremely pissed off ghost Samara. — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, "The Best Classic Films on Netflix Right Now," 19 Mar. 2020 The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, "UK coach whose undefeated season was ended by coronavirus: Cancellations right decision," 20 Mar. 2020 An out-of-nowhere VP choice might be enough to generate a boomlet of media attention, but there are limited options. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "Stop Panicking About Joe Biden," 8 Apr. 2020 As were the Goin' to Work Pistons from 2002-2008, and the out-of-nowhere Tigers from 2006, Justin Verlander's first two no-hitters and the four straight AL Central Division championships. — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Sports TV using nostalgia to get through coronavirus; Fox Sports Detroit no exception," 20 Mar. 2020 Then momentum stalled out with a go-nowhere cult mythology. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, "The best (and worst) TV shows of 2019," 11 Dec. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective But perhaps nowhere might be as fragile as Illinois, whose credit rating pre-pandemic was already the worst among all states in the U.S. — Shruti Singh, Bloomberg.com, "Pritzker Finds Running Most-Troubled U.S. State Only Gets Harder," 18 May 2020 As the wind whips, three dancers, Joanna Kotze, Dylan Crossman and Burr Johnson, dash and spin across the stage with the out-of-nowhere force of tornadoes. — New York Times, "Review: Who Will Save the World? This Dance Leaves It to the Kids," 5 Mar. 2020 There are math lessons between conference calls and rainy spring days with seemingly nowhere to escape under social distancing. — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, "'Healthy at Home' isn't all laughs for Britainy Beshear. How the first family is coping," 28 Apr. 2020 When flames threatened, such a firefighting team was nowhere to be found. — Ethan Varian, New York Times, "While California Fires Rage, the Rich Hire Private Firefighters," 26 Oct. 2019 The little parish in the middle of nowhere Missouri with just 15 members, that church is still happening. — Garrett M. Graff, Wired, "'Here in Spirit': An Oral History of Faith Amid the Pandemic," 10 Apr. 2020 During that time, the Democratic nominee for president was seemingly nowhere to be found. — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, "Another day, another strategy: Biden scrambles on his messaging," 25 Mar. 2020 As the Jets discuss their plans to challenge the Sharks at the school dance that evening, the video screen shows a dead-end block lined with shuttered warehouses, a nowhere land that could be on the edge of any city in the industrialized world. — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, "A Grim Take on “West Side Story”," 21 Feb. 2020 While the app was supposed to make caucuses easier, technical difficulties with the app became apparent by Tuesday night and by 1 a.m. when results were still nowhere to be found. — Elly Belle, refinery29.com, "What To Know About Shadow, The App That Is Disrupting The Iowa Caucus," 4 Feb. 2020

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