How to Use thereof in a Sentence

thereof

adverb

• The vote on their bill, or lack thereof, will be telling.
  — Randy E. Barnett, WSJ, 10 June 2018
• There’s been a lot of news this week about the return to the office… or the lack thereof.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022
• But for Savage the appeal was the process, or a lack thereof.
  — Danielle Kwateng, Allure, 16 Apr. 2021
• And then sharing the answers—or lack thereof—with the world.
  — NBC News, 29 Jan. 2020
• But for now, the tariffs—or threat thereof—are still on.
  — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
• One of the differences with the 5-on-5 game is the whistles, or lack thereof.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
• Despite its pop/soul sound, the song doesn't quite deal with love, but with the lack thereof.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2018
• The beauty of Slave Play, or its lack thereof, will be in the eye of the beholder.
  — Miles Marshall Lewis, Essence, 9 Oct. 2019
• But Hilton isn’t just a blitzer that the Bengals have to use on the edge because of his size (and lack thereof).
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
• Even Farah Fawcett once chalked the show’s No. 1 status up to bras (or lack thereof).
  — Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2019
• Like many in League City, Wes Chorn’s top concern is drainage — or the lack thereof.
  — John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2020
• And what does the presence of an en suite (or lack thereof) mean for resale?
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
• Brady wasn’t asked about the handshake, or lack thereof, after the Rams game.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
• The Wolves were letting the whistles, or lack thereof, mess with their emotions in the game.
  — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 7 May 2021
• Iowa’s offense — or lack thereof — would cater to the idea that this should be more of a Proctor game.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
• Their value, or lack thereof, will become clear in the months to come.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2018
• Thus, the closing of the gap (or lack thereof) became the new frame of reference for the ND fan base.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2020
• The boundaries between man and beast, and the care and feeding thereof, have begun to erode.
  — April Long, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
• But Fears doesn’t seem to be bothered by the numbers, or lack thereof.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019
• In both blazes, sprinklers - of lack thereof - played a critical role in the loss of life.
  — Kyle Swenson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• In both blazes, sprinklers — of lack thereof — played a critical role in the loss of life.
  — Kyle Swenson, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2018
• The world will judge him on wins, losses, banners or lack thereof.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022
• What’s your question about your own love life (or lack thereof)?
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2021
• That’s what cost us the game, and our run defense, or lack thereof, all year cost us the division.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2022
• One of the biggest complaints about a small bathroom is storage—or the lack thereof.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2022
• There’s no better measuring stick for the Sun’s growth — or lack thereof — than the Kings.
  — Greg Moore, azcentral, 22 Oct. 2019
• Food deserts play a major role in the issue of food access—or lack thereof.
  — Jessica Jones, M.s., R.d.n., SELF, 18 Mar. 2021
• The only thing that may have been worse than the hit on Dalton was the Cowboys' response to it or lack thereof.
  — Selby Lopez, Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2020
• Lucy is an adult and can be responsible for her actions and the consequences thereof, even though the abuse she’s suffered is putting a roadblock in her path to success.
  — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
• Iran would also consider an effort to shut down the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas tankers using a naval blockade, sea mines, limpet mines deployed by fast boats, or some combination thereof.
  — Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2025