How to Use naught in a Sentence

naught

noun

• That’s the state of Auburn while the school plays out this nightmare of naught.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 29 Oct. 2022
• Sony and Essel held talks in 2019, but these came to naught.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Sep. 2021
• The round-the-clock effort won’t go for naught, either.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 May 2020
• But like the big vision of the Sheridan, the HoJo plans came to naught.
  — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
• If Corbett wins the job and plays well, all the teeth-gnashing over the pick was for naught.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 15 July 2019
• But their efforts to slow him down have so far been for naught.
  — Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2020
• One thing is clear: Bergé's final days weren't for naught.
  — Katie Robinson, Town & Country, 20 Oct. 2017
• But the Twins rallied and the jack went for naught, resulting in a 12-inning 4-3 win for the Twins.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 4 July 2019
• Fans felt let down that all her training with the Faceless Men seemed for naught.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 20 May 2019
• And now to think their rise from the ashes could possibly be for naught?
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2019
• But the effort – while drawing deserved applause — was all for naught and the ball hit the grass.
  — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 28 July 2017
• Clevinger’s strong outing went for naught as Twins pitchers gave up just five hits in the game.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2019
• Chryst believes the work Coan has gotten – in games and on the practice field during the week – hasn’t been for naught.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2017
• Ohio State Jordan Fuller picked up the ball and returned it to the end zone but for naught after the review.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, 28 Dec. 2019
• All your careful tuning care will be for naught after a few days of rust on the edges.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2015
• But all of that hard work, all of that extra effort, was for naught thanks to Thompson's big night.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 4 June 2017
• But those efforts have been for naught — and many from across San Diego County are mourning the loss.
  — Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 June 2018
• The number of people a sick person is likely to infect is called the R0, or R-naught, of a virus.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 Apr. 2020
• But all of that would be for naught if the course became a story at another U.S. Open.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 15 June 2019
• Of course, all the anxiety and excitement over Ohtani could be for naught.
  — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
• One of my projects for A-level was a program that taught itself to play naughts and crosses, or tic-tac-toe.
  — Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2015
• The offseason moves were for naught, as Colon and Garcia were both ditched midseason and the bullpen once again ranked as one of the league's worst.
  — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2017
• If that happens, though, all that progress from Gatewood since late last season could be for naught.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 1 Aug. 2019
• The rally went for naught, though, when Jankowski singled off Rucinski to drive in the go-ahead run.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 9 June 2018
• In the end, Carlson’s protests were for naught.
  — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
• That doesn’t mean getting the flu shot was for naught.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
• Judkins’ last-ditch effort to throw the ball across the field was for naught.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
• So, all the drama was for naught.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
• But what does that even mean, for naught?
  — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
• This isn't to say that Raskin's quest for a truly humane computer has completely come to naught.
  — Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025