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Synonyms & Antonyms for none
Synonyms: Pronoun, singular or plural in construction
Synonyms: Adverb
hardly, ill, no, noway (usually no way), scarcely
Antonyms: Pronoun, singular or plural in construction
Antonyms: Adverb
absolutely, certainly, completely, definitely, positively, surely
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Examples of none in a Sentence
Adverb
your help comes none too soon I'll switch his mug with mine, and he'll be none the wiser.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
While none listed specific problems, several said neighbors did not like the proposal. — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, "Westfield rejects swanky golf course development," 9 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
There certainly has been none visible through most of 2019. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Bullpen comes up big again as Red Sox win Angels series," 1 Sep. 2019 Several factors have contributed to the rightward trend, none more important than Justice Neil Gorsuch's first full term as successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Supreme Court's conservatives mark return to power with major rulings, minor punts," 27 June 2018 In that vacuum, pro-Trump, firebrand former Atlantic City Council member Grossman won his party's nomination, which Republicans in Washington were none too happy about. — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, "House Republicansâ unhelpful stumble with Seth Grossman in New Jersey," 10 July 2018 Liverpool fans were none too happy with the comparison as Liverpool site Empire of The Kop dismissed the comments as 'stupid'. — SI.com, "AC Milan Director Disrespects Virgil van Dijk With Odd Remark Regarding Own Star Defender," 23 May 2018 Others did not turn right wing per se but did become supporters of a more militaristic turn in foreign policy in the name of humanitarian interventionism, none better known than Bernard Kouchner, the co-founder of Doctors Without Borders. — Alan Wolfe, The New Republic, "A Most Violent Year," 18 May 2018 Savor the best grapes first, Butler means, so there will be none better on the bunch, and each will seem delicious to the last. — Christian Wiman, The New Yorker, "Eating Grapes Downward," 7 May 2018 The incident came in the second game of a doubleheader, when Royals catcher Salvador Perez was none too happy with White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's reaction after hitting a home run to open the contest. — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, "During the benches-clearing ruckus, Royals' Ian Kennedy got a hug from an old friend | The Kansas City Star," 29 Apr. 2018 Some mysteries had been solved but others remained, none more powerful than that burial of the shaman. — The Economist, "Louie Kamookak died on March 22nd," 12 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Three people were shot in Jamaica Plain overnight, but none of their injuries were considered to be life-threatening, according to Boston police. — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Three people shot in Jamaica Plain; one man shot in Mattapan," 30 Aug. 2019 No suspect description is available, and none of the people who were hit have been publicly identified. — oregonlive, "2 pedestrians hurt in hit-and-run crash in SE Portland, police say," 29 Aug. 2019 In fact, none of my first employees are with Furlenco right now because the first years were very hard. — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, "A former Indian Goldman Sachs executive is building the âNetflix of furnitureâ," 29 Aug. 2019 Now, none of this is intended to scare anyone who may be in Dorian's path. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "Dorian's timing coincides with another Labor Day storm - the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane ever," 28 Aug. 2019 But none were paid, according to their tax filings. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "How one Ohio gun-rights group aims to upend the public debate by scaring Republicans," 27 Aug. 2019 And none has been promoted, although the chiefâs daughter, Trooper Johnna Batiste, is expected to become a sergeant this year. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "A pioneering trooper looks back at her career with Washington State Patrol," 25 Aug. 2019 No homes have been damaged and none were threatened, said an Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District tweet. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Wildfire at Deer Creek Canyon Park is now 50 percent contained," 16 Aug. 2019 Despite the drop in ridership, none of the systemâs routes, which have faced planned cutbacks and cancellation in the past, are being altered or eliminated, Penny said. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "Charm City Circulator ridership plunges after bumpy transition to new operator," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'none.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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