How to Use nonsense in a Sentence

nonsense

1 of 2 noun

• Many of the words in the poem are nonsense.
• He was not in the mood to put up with any nonsense from his little brother.
• If they start pushing each other or some such nonsense, send them to their rooms.
• She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone.
• I understood so few of the words they were using that the conversation sounded like nonsense to me.
• I don't know why you believe that nonsense about certain numbers being unlucky.
• She thinks that astrology is nonsense.
• Don't listen to him. He's talking nonsense.
• This is all nonsense, as Jiménez Enoa says, a pack of lies.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 June 2023
• Eat at one of the stylish food courts No high-end food hall nonsense here.
  — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• But Quinton Aaron, who played Oher in the movie, thinks that's nonsense.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 16 Aug. 2023
• The first was the trick play on fourth down near the goal line, a bit of nonsense given the talent in his backfield.
  — Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
• Thank you to all the people who can see beyond the nonsense being thrown at me.
  — Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
• Please don’t give me any of that in-state rival nonsense either.
  — Bran Strickland | , al, 10 Sep. 2023
• Please stop with this nonsense... there is no 'response'.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
• Lori Lightfoot just got kicked out of Chicago for this type of nonsense.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
• This talk of two-loss Bama jumping them with a loss is pure nonsense.
  — Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2022
• Enter Email Sign Up They’re supposed to be past this sort of nonsense.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
• Focus baby, and don’t do any of that poodling around with your left hand on your hip nonsense here.
  — Henry Everingham, SPIN, 27 Feb. 2024
• And there was no McAfee or other nonsense pre-installed on my unit.
  — Monica Chin, The Verge, 8 June 2023
• Streisand often seems just about to swerve into nonsense, then steers herself back to the point.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
• Good deal the House did not include this adding flights to National nonsense.
  — Michael Laris, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
• The songs were catchy by design, even if the lyrics were irrelevant to the artist or, in some cases, nonsense.
  — Chris Stover, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2023
• The good news is that one day all this nonsense will be forgotten but Close Your Eyes will remain.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 May 2023
• Most Twitter threads are difficult to track and, frankly, full of nonsense.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2023
• In the halls of perspective and common sense, this is complete nonsense.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2023
• But this adds a whole extra element of aggravation, the, the, the, all of the nonsense that these cheap airlines do.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
• Isn’t Eric Stoltz’s drug dealer a little too old for all of this nonsense?
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2022
• And don't come at me with any nonsense about the competition being too stiff.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 June 2023
• A lot of outside noise from friends and former coaches and all sorts of stuff filling your head with nonsense.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023

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nonsense

2 of 2 adjective

• And that’s the same nonsense claim people have been using throughout the U.S.
  — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2021
• The lyrics may be a nonsense mash of Italian and Spanish, but Rosie sings it with gusto.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 16 July 2021
• The claim that borrowed money would be taxed is nonsense, too.
  — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2021
• The girls around me were singing along, just nonsense sounds, warming up their voices.
  — Edan Lepucki, Slate Magazine, 1 Feb. 2017
• At bottom, Manchin is not the one who keeps such nonsense battles alive.
  — Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
• The thought held by some that the Belmont's 1 ½ mile distance favors closers is nonsense.
  — Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 2 June 2021
• There’s the sort of nonsense comedy with Morgan the TV exec.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
• All of that is nonsense — just more attempts to discredit QAnon, Cook said.
  — Nathan Bomey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2020
• Much of what is said about critical race theory is nonsense; much of it is not.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
• Stapleton’s no-nonsense half hour set the tone for the rest of the night, as a house band settled in to back solo slots from Taylor, Henley and Walsh without breaks.
  — Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, 12 Nov. 2018
• Sharon Stone also gets mileage out of playing the wry, no nonsense counterpoint to Arnett’s wild card, and even gets in a few solid jokes of her own.
  — Caroline Framke, Variety, 3 Feb. 2022
• By definition, a limerick is a nonsense poem of five anapestic lines, of which lines one, two and five are of three feet and rhyme and lines three and four are of two feet and rhyme.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021
• That legal clarity is why those fussy arguments against the coin are nonsense.
  — Ryan Cooper, The Week, 6 Oct. 2021
• Instead, the Olympic bigwigs spout nonsense about not wanting to get involved in politics.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 19 Nov. 2021
• Gunnip said McKee’s statements about the union slowing down the hiring process are nonsense.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022
• Coach Butch Jones, entering his fifth year leading the program, set the tone with his Wednesday no-nonsense press conference.
  — Mike Griffith, ajc, 1 Sep. 2017
• Harsin locked up Caden’s commitment, dad says, with a no nonsense attitude, and his detailed plan for the future of Auburn football.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 25 Aug. 2021
• The malicious script is called by a single line that comprises mostly nonsense characters when viewed with the human eye.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 5 Oct. 2020
• Union stars as Shaun, a no-nonsense family woman cleaning up the mess her father left behind after his sudden death.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, 11 May 2018
• Marvyn is the team's no nonsense coach who ends up having to go from a Division 1 team to Westbrook after an outburst against a referee during a game.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 16 Apr. 2021
• So any attempt by anyone to claim that this is not a victory for Stormy Daniels is completely bogus and nonsense and dishonest.
  — Brian Melley, The Seattle Times, 22 Jan. 2019
• For comparison, the researchers also said nonsense words that sounded nothing like the command.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2020
• Then, the words are repeated in an unfamiliar language, followed by nonsense words.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Jan. 2022
• But that didn't stop members of Congress from opining on the definition of the most popular nonsense word of Trump's presidency.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 31 May 2017
• But between the basketball talk are honest assessments of his team, and a non-nonsense style that expects efficiency.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021
• But even without the virus crisis, Philip would have sought to downplay public folderol about his birthday, in keeping with his non-nonsense personality.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 11 June 2020
• This common sense versus nonsense comparison was one of the catchphrases from this trial.
  — Jennifer Rodgers, CNN, 19 Apr. 2021
• Defense attorneys said that was nonsense, that McIver loved his wife dearly and her death was a terrible accident.
  — Kate Brumback, ajc, 18 Jan. 2022
• The administration’s assertion that the choice was between fighting the Afghan civil war or ending U.S. involvement is also nonsense and a false choice.
  — Hy Rothstein, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2021
• Nonsense dressed up in statistical jargon is still nonsense.
  — Eric Litke, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 3 May 2024