How to Use zero in a Sentence

zero

1 of 3 noun

• It's supposed to fall below zero tonight.
• Two minus two equals zero.
• They are working to reduce the mortality rate to zero.
• The temperature is 10° above zero.
• Shook his head to say no, those zeroes were correct.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
• The scoreboard read zeroes across the board.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
• Trump is good at counting zeroes.
  — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
• So the base way to talk to a computer is with ones and zeros.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2023
• Just trying to go out there and put up zeros or a one to keep the team in the game.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
• Surely that number was off by a few zeros?
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
• Herro steps to the line with nobody in the lane and zeroes on the clock and drains the first.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
• The game seemed destined for eternal zeroes.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• As the the clock hits zeroes and the Niners are all sliding over the field.
  — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2019
• The bullpen nailed it down for the rookie with zeroes over the final three innings.
  — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2018
• The drive toward clean energy and net-zero is steady and strong.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• Free-breathing engines turn from heroes to zeros in the thin air.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2020
• And even that isn’t conceded until the game clock strikes triple zeroes.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
• The two starters matched zeros through four innings and both flirted with no-hitters.
  — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
• If the hash value doesn't have enough leading zeros, the miner changes the nonce and tries again.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 9 July 2019
• That’s one followed by thirty zeros.
  — David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
• Newer plates have a slash through zeros, which could cause them to be confused with the number eight.
  — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• In the second year of junior high, a math teacher drew zeros on her face, in ink, to mock her bad grades.
  — Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2020
• Snell needed none of the wackiness and very little help to put up his string of zeroes.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
• That’s a 13-run fourth inning, sandwiched around eight zeroes.
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026
• Lisa Henson told the streamer to start adding zeroes to the budget.
  — Wired, 30 Aug. 2019
• Then, the news got even sweeter when the clerk realized that there were some zeros missing.
  — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
• Klassen gave up two runs in the inning, before settling down and putting up zeros in the second and third.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
• The zeroes the Brewers put up did not come easily.
  — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
• The team’s passion reached its boiling point as the clock showed zeros Tuesday night.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
• That government-bond yields in many countries are sub-zero bolsters the case.
  — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019

zero

2 of 3 adjective

• When does the sub-zero weather start?
  — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• Wind and hail are the two main threats, along with a non-zero tornado risk.
  — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
• It can even be found in sub-zero areas such as eastern Siberia.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
• If the toilet breaks on the way to Mars, there is a non-zero chance the crew is dying.
  — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
• The sub-zero wind chills in the forecast have some fans trying to unload their tickets.
  — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
• Repairs during sub-zero weeks are costly.
  — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• The snow is the best thing that can happen to your plants ahead of the sub-zero temperatures that are predicted.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
• The sub-zero wind bends the water, creating beautifully curved icicles all along the pier.
  — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
• Snow has stopped, but the below freezing and sub-zero temperatures have delayed snow removal.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
• While morning lows most of next week will be in the teens, single-digit and even sub-zero temperatures are set to return next weekend.
  — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
• An arctic front will bring extremely cold temperatures and sub-zero wind chills from Friday through early next week.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
• But forecasters said the biggest threat was the dangerous cold, with sub-zero wind chills possible as parts of South deal with widespread power outages.
  — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
• Long-term, Burries has a non-zero chance to cement himself as Flagg’s sidekick if his flashes of on-ball creation become go-to parts of his arsenal.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
• Many residents waking up across the Tri-State Area on Tuesday will be greeted by sub-zero wind chills, and that freezing feel will last all day.
  — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
• Shorter days, darker nights, and sub-zero temperatures don’t exactly fuel the imagination.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 24 Nov. 2025
• And of course, there’s the non-zero risk that he could be injured while playing elsewhere, potentially costing himself some or even all of his future NHL earnings.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 12 May 2026
• Protect the Spigot Insulating your spigot from sub-zero temperatures helps protect your pipes from freezing and bursting.
  — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
• Not the blistering Kansas sun and heat, nor fierce winds, rain, snow or sub-zero temperatures have stopped the protesters from uniting at the corners of Main and Moonlight streets.
  — Lynne Hermansen, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
• The winter storm that snarled traffic, dumped nearly a foot of snow on Indianapolis and brought double-digit sub-zero temperatures is continuing to interfere with school days for some children.
  — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
• Cryotherapy chambers expose the body to extreme sub-zero temperatures for two to three minutes, while cold plunges rely on ice water for similar effects on muscle recovery, inflammation and mood.
  — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
• In the sub-zero temperatures of winter, everyday Minnesotans have showed the nation their bravery, empathy and decency in the face of rogue agents masquerading as law enforcement officers.
  — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
• Closer to shore, two guys from suburban Minneapolis, Matt Wavrin and Adam Benedict, brave the sub-zero temps in a pop-up tent warmed to 50 degrees by a propane heater.
  — Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
• Playoff football in Chicago and the Boston area face complications from snow and sub-zero temperatures during Sunday’s divisional round games.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
• Post and his teammates watched tens of thousands of protesters march through sub-zero temperatures in front of their downtown hotel shortly after Golden State arrived Friday afternoon.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
• Milwaukee is about to experience dangerous sub-zero temperatures with more snow on the way, according to the National Weather Service.
  — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• Hundreds of businesses across the Twin Cities were closed Friday as tens of thousands of Minnesotans braved sub-zero temperatures to protest the federal immigration crackdown that has roiled their state.
  — Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
• The grid company said power for all customers is not expected to be restored until Thursday afternoon, at a time when Berlin is experiencing snowy conditions and sub-zero daily temperatures.
  — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
• Silent and durable by design Built with a patented hydrogen-safe structure, the airship is designed to fly quietly and safely in various conditions, including sub-zero Arctic environments.
  — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
• More than two dozen daily record lows could be broken, according to the Weather Prediction Center, with possible sub-zero temperatures expected in central Illinois.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
• Even a stretch of sub-zero weather like one in late January and early February won’t harm the black-legged tick, the Lyme disease-carrying species that should be familiar to anyone who spends time outdoors in Rhode Island.
  — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026

zero

3 of 3 verb

• Records show that zeroing in on the fairgrounds was no simple task.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2019
• Ken, zeroing in a on an issue closer to home.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 June 2026
• Smith did not offer details as to why the police had zeroed in on trash and landfills.
  — Time, 23 Oct. 2019
• Others zeroed in on boarding and baggage as pain points that airlines could fix.
  — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2019
• Her research often zeros in on the needs of students from their perspective.
  — Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2019
• The list of places to go is endless, so your best bet is zeroing in on one specific neighborhood.
  — Tara Lamont-Djite, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Oct. 2018
• Their data zeroed in on people thought to be anti-tax or anti-transit and likely to vote.
  — Hiroko Tabuchi, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2018
• Michigan State zeroed in on Fickell as the top target from the start of a brief search and hire process.
  — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, 10 Feb. 2020
• But police quickly zeroed in on Irsan, his wife and then-21-year-old son.
  — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 14 May 2018
• Sure, two big-screen productions zeroing in on the same town is a bizarre coincidence.
  — Dan Singer, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2020
• Funds for new textbooks, zeroed out in the last budget, are only partially restored.
  — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 28 Jan. 2020
• The team may be zeroing in with new revelations uncovered in tonight’s episode.
  — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 25 July 2023
• Activists are zeroing in on the bottle as next in line for banning, after plastic shopping bags.
  — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 23 Aug. 2019
• The media has zeroed in on farmer who lives roughly 13 miles away in Deep River, Iowa.
  — Matt Finn, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
• And that doesn’t appear to be the only time the Biscayne Park police zeroed in on one person and framed him for a host of crimes.
  — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 12 July 2018
• In a tense exchange, Judge Drain said the claims were likely to be zeroed out under normal circumstances.
  — Andrew Scurria, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
• The report zeroed in on the unit economics, or per-order costs, of Uber’s food-delivery platform.
  — Alison Griswold, Quartz, 23 Aug. 2019
• The judges zeroed on Miller’s expert witness, who never gave a direct opinion that the litter could not be flushed, Bush wrote.
  — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• CinemaCon has zeroed in on a pair of Transformers stars to receive some special shine later this month.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023
• Republican leaders have backed a proposal that would zero it out by 2032.
  — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
• One such couple—the groom being from Australia and the bride from Mumbai—and zeroed in on picturesque Goa to get married next month.
  — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 19 Mar. 2020
• Miller and his staff will spend most of the weekend on the road, tracking prospects and zeroing in on specific targets for 2019 and beyond.
  — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2018
• The British tabloids have zeroed in on the family members who don’t fit particular British ideals of class and refinement.
  — Jill Filipovic, Teen Vogue, 19 May 2018
• By the time Icahn zeroed in on Xerox in late 2015, the company had been shrinking for decades.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 May 2018
• Even before it was officially announced the penalty was against the Bears, Fox’s camera zeroed in on No.
  — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2019
• Andy Stasio made his escape from the pizza industry in 1980 as the Hunts zeroed in on oil and sugar.
  — Sarah Hui, Dallas News, 31 July 2019
• Researchers zeroed in on a site called Botai, in northern Kazakhstan, dating back to around 5,500 years ago.
  — William Taylor, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2020
• The widespread expectation at the draft combine in May was that the Grizzlies had zeroed in on Morant with this selection.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 11 June 2019
• In the secondary inspection area, a drug-sniffing dog zeroed in on the gas tank area of the bus, which was being driven by a 45-year-old Mexican man.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019
• On Wednesday, the schools zeroed in another potential candidate, and it was rejected again.
  — Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025