nothing of the sort
idiom
: nothing like that
—used to object to something or to deny something
"I'm quitting school." "You'll do nothing of the sort!"
"You said you would give me a loan." "I said nothing of the sort."
Examples of nothing of the sort in a Sentence
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But the $400,000 Baldwin earmarked for Briarpatch Youth Services would be used for nothing of the sort, Baldwin's office told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
For years, nothing of the sort existed on the right to respond.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Sep. 2023
There’s no mention of the NBA, NBA players, the Jazz, Jazz fans, games on the sabbath … no, nothing of the sort.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
In the end, Archer’s testimony—taken that afternoon, released later in the week—did nothing of the sort.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
The orchestra gave him its all, with especially eloquent solos from oboist Erin Hannigan and clarinetist Gregory Raden. Ligeti, who lived from 1923 to 2006, became known for dense avant-garde scores, but there’s nothing of the sort in the early Romanian Concerto.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
Experts have noted that SpaceX had nothing of the sort present at their Starship launch.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
The orchestra gave him its all, with especially eloquent solos from oboist Erin Hannigan and clarinetist Gregory Raden. Ligeti, who lived from 1923 to 2006, became known for dense avant-garde scores, but there’s nothing of the sort in the early Romanian Concerto.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
Experts have noted that SpaceX had nothing of the sort present at their Starship launch.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
For years, nothing of the sort existed on the right to respond.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Sep. 2023
There’s no mention of the NBA, NBA players, the Jazz, Jazz fans, games on the sabbath … no, nothing of the sort.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
In the end, Archer’s testimony—taken that afternoon, released later in the week—did nothing of the sort.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
The orchestra gave him its all, with especially eloquent solos from oboist Erin Hannigan and clarinetist Gregory Raden. Ligeti, who lived from 1923 to 2006, became known for dense avant-garde scores, but there’s nothing of the sort in the early Romanian Concerto.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
Experts have noted that SpaceX had nothing of the sort present at their Starship launch.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
The orchestra gave him its all, with especially eloquent solos from oboist Erin Hannigan and clarinetist Gregory Raden. Ligeti, who lived from 1923 to 2006, became known for dense avant-garde scores, but there’s nothing of the sort in the early Romanian Concerto.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
Experts have noted that SpaceX had nothing of the sort present at their Starship launch.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
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“Nothing of the sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20of%20the%20sort. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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