: being an area into which entry is forbidden or dangerous
no-go tourist areas
Examples of no-go in a Sentence
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Her brand, Skin, has an extensive list of ingredients on the no-go list — parabens, synthetic fragrances and dyes being a few of them.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Port-au-Prince remains a no-go zone for commercial U.S. flights, but helicopters are buzzing as those with deep pockets — and visas or foreign passports — make their way to Cap-Haïtien in the north to catch the only airline currently flying into the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Brendan Morrow The Jon Snow show is a no-go at HBO.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Helped by defecting army officers, the Fano have increasingly turned the Amhara countryside into no-go areas and are threatening major cities on the main highways leading to the capital.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Another industry veteran insists that naming an insider is a no-go.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Frossard said that plan was a no-go from the beginning.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
This stretch of Israel has become a virtual no-go zone, even to families who have lived in the area for generations.
—Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Egg hunt a no-go After 41 years, the annual Easter egg hunt the Campbell Community Center has been put on hold.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Port-au-Prince remains a no-go zone for commercial U.S. flights, but helicopters are buzzing as those with deep pockets — and visas or foreign passports — make their way to Cap-Haïtien in the north to catch the only airline currently flying into the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Brendan Morrow The Jon Snow show is a no-go at HBO.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Helped by defecting army officers, the Fano have increasingly turned the Amhara countryside into no-go areas and are threatening major cities on the main highways leading to the capital.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Another industry veteran insists that naming an insider is a no-go.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Frossard said that plan was a no-go from the beginning.
—Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
This stretch of Israel has become a virtual no-go zone, even to families who have lived in the area for generations.
—Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Egg hunt a no-go After 41 years, the annual Easter egg hunt the Campbell Community Center has been put on hold.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
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“No-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-go. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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