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nowhere

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noun

nowhere

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nowhere
Adverb
But nowhere is this information included on the actual protest form, which has no mention of including a trust name. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025 The Spanish phrase is most often used in cycling to capture the sudden sense of paralysis and exhaustion that can strike out of nowhere. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
An early, out-of-nowhere jump scare keeps you on edge the entire time, even though the rest of the movie's pretty quiet as Rachel (Naomi Watts) attempts to save her son from the extremely pissed off ghost Samara. Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2020 The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team. Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
Adjective
Indeed, which is why Trump’s sudden lurch—even a temporary one—came out of nowhere and jolted markets and sent Washington shouting into the void. Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 Sometimes, a naked man will come out of nowhere and disrupt proceedings. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nowhere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nowhere
Noun
  • Tsou is a longtime producing and writing partner of Sean Baker, who produces and co-writes this story of a mother who returns to Taipei with her two daughters after several years of living in the countryside to open a night market stand.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
  • Its quiet roads, rolling farmland, friendly communities, and local businesses provide a sense of escape, a slower pace of life, and the chance to unwind in Virginia's countryside.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • American craft brewers helped rescue from obscurity the saison, a bubbly, crisp, gently spiced beer.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • Al-Sheikh has risen from obscurity to quasi-royal prominence.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • People are going around scavenging from construction sites and breaking apart wood pallets from ships that deliver food.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In the clip, two workers in high visibility vests appeared to use hammers and chisels to break apart stone blocks on the pyramid.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • In my whole lifetime, the world has never been closer to all-out war.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • The second half was no different and the Knicks never let up, allowing some starters to rest nearly half of the final frame.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • In Washington, the White House said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in constant contact with the leaders of both countries and reiterated that President Donald Trump wants to see the conflict de-escalate.
    USA Today, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • Trump should therefore deal with each country on their own terms and structure healthy bilateral relationships with each.
    Christopher Shays, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • The Top 14 singers will perform alongside the trio for one last chance to dazzle the crowd, or risk fading into oblivion.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Plus, the Russian economy indeed switched to 'war mode,' and the arms industry is now massively manufacturing large quantities of drones, missiles, and bombs to bombard Ukraine into oblivion.
    Isabel van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2025
  • By remaining visible and accessible, leaders show employees that transformation is a shared journey, not an isolated mandate.
    Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • And as previous studies had suggested, the research groups found that inhibitory neurons, or those that silence and modulate neural signals, were conserved across birds and mammals.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
  • But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2025

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“Nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowhere. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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