of course not

phrase

—used informally to say no in a way that shows one is very definite

"Are you angry with me for being late?" "Of course not!"

"Did you take the money?" "Of course not!"

Examples of of course not in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fashion is of course not the point of the influential conservative conference, where the Iran war, immigration and the midterm election are driving conversation. — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026

Because stories are of course not necessarily liberatory. — Sayantani Dasgupta february 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026

ChatGPT is of course not the only AI in the hands of consumers, because in software, no advantage lasts forever. — Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

No, of course not, and our friendship would have been just fine. — Suzy Welch, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025

My cat does have vision issues in that eye but of course not because of the PPM. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025

The answer is of course not… or perhaps, because Wrexham are unlike any other club in the English football pyramid. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 2025

Without playing a sport, a student would of course not receive a share of revenue from their college. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025

Rhymes for of course not

• immunoblot
• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot