How to Use nonfactor in a Sentence

nonfactor

noun
  • Michel was a nonfactor in the passing game the rest of the way.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The far right is closely watched, controlled and a nonfactor.
    star-telegram, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Miller is a nonfactor who might not see much playing time even with the current skeleton crew.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Young, the breakout start of the postseason, was a nonfactor in the first half.
    Dan Gelston, baltimoresun.com, 20 June 2021
  • That wasn’t the case much of the season, when Green was a nonfactor for stretches of games.
    Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • And for the 110 years since, the House of Lords has been a nonfactor.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 7 June 2021
  • Other than that, one of the league’s most explosive tight ends was pretty much a nonfactor.
    Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • At the time, Robertson was a nonfactor in the Stars’ first two games, without a shot on goal.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Dangerfield, a nonfactor as a freshman at this point last season, had the game of her young career.
    Mike Anthony, courant.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Smith was largely a nonfactor through the first two games after missing the preseason.
    Andrew Seligman, Chron, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Porter, who has been a nonfactor in previous meetings with the Celtics, hit a handful of open looks.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Ronald Jones was a nonfactor the rest of the half as Leonard Fournette got most of the action.
    oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2020
  • And defensive tackle Geno Atkins, who was cleared to play, proved a nonfactor.
    Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Devin Funchess, who was questionable with a shoulder injury, was a nonfactor.
    Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Pavel Novak, with 34 points in 27 games, was held to pretty much a nonfactor.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The Raptors’ defense is too good to give them a handicap by playing nonfactors.
    Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 7 June 2019
  • After being arguably the league’s best closer in the first half, Barnes turned into a nonfactor.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Never mind that in most Marvel movies, black women have been the nonfactors of superherodom.
    Danielle C. Belton, The Root, 11 July 2017
  • All season, the Valkyries have made a habit of turning the league’s most dangerous guards into nonfactors.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Those seeing Biden as a nonfactor went up 11 points in August, compared to five months ago.
    Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Mason Geertsen a nonfactor Geertsen was brought in to be an enforcer.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Trader had five catches for 81 — his first catches of the season after being a nonfactor through the first seven games.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Credit risk was mostly a nonfactor for banking investors in 2019.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Injuries and mechanical issues made the late-inning juggernaut a nonfactor in this first half.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 July 2019
  • Middleton was somehow even more of a nonfactor than Game 1, finishing just 1 of 8 from the floor with two points.
    Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The homefield advantage was a nonfactor, as pretty much everything that could have gone wrong for the Americans did.
    Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
  • There did seem to be doubt at halftime, when Kane was a nonfactor with 10 touches and England was never close to scoring.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Such a non-threatening attack hindered receivers’ numbers and made Pittsburgh tight end nonfactors.
    Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 28 May 2020
  • Thon Maker, out of the starting lineup for the second game in a row, had seven of his nine points in the fourth quarter but was largely a nonfactor before that.
    Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Philly was pretty much a nonfactor in the most consequential presidential election of our lifetimes.
    Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017

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