How to Use naught in a Sentence

naught

noun

• But what does that even mean, for naught?
  — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
• So, all the drama was for naught.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
• That doesn’t mean getting the flu shot was for naught.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
• But their efforts to slow him down have so far been for naught.
  — Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2020
• In the end, Carlson’s protests were for naught.
  — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
• That’s the state of Auburn while the school plays out this nightmare of naught.
  — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 29 Oct. 2022
• Judkins’ last-ditch effort to throw the ball across the field was for naught.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
• And now to think their rise from the ashes could possibly be for naught?
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 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
• Of course, these early positions were all for naught.
  — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
• 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
• All of that speculation was for naught.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
• 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
• Fans felt let down that all her training with the Faceless Men seemed for naught.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 20 May 2019
• But if Stafford isn't healthy enough to play, this was obviously all for naught.
  — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
• If that happens, though, all that progress from Gatewood since late last season could be for naught.
  — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 1 Aug. 2019
• 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
• Of course, all the anxiety and excitement over Ohtani could be for naught.
  — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
• GiaNina was in costume and ready to go, but all that practice was for naught.
  — Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 3 July 2019
• But like the big vision of the Sheridan, the HoJo plans came to naught.
  — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Galaxy were left winless in April after a two-goal second-half rally went for naught.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Instead, the Eagles, who also had early chances go for naught, broke through late in the first half with two goals in a three-minute stretch.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• Even Jorge Soler’s two-out double to deep center field in the seventh inning went for naught.
  — Maria Torres, kansascity, 21 Apr. 2018
• No one is more capable of undoing all that work, and making the pain of the last two years for naught, than Jackson.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017
• Nadim came on for Ashleigh Sykes at halftime and sparked a handful of promising attacks that went for naught.
  — Scott Sepich, OregonLive.com, 24 June 2017
• The rally went for naught, though, when Jankowski singled off Rucinski to drive in the go-ahead run.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 9 June 2018