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How to use neutral in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Neutral means not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned. Example: “I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.”

Examples of neutral by meaning

adjectiveFavoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.

  • I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.

adjectiveNot biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.

  • a neutral person

adjectiveNeither beneficial nor harmful.

  • These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population.2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3

nounThe position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.

  • Put it in neutral, and we'll push it out of the garage.

More sentences with neutral

  • He made a beauty pass through the neutral zone.From the entry beauty
  • To escape persecution, they migrated to a neutral country.From the entry migrate
  • Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.From the entry dilute
  • The judge's partiality towards the defendant caused him to be replaced, with someone who was apparently more neutral.From the entry partiality
  • Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid with a pH slightly below neutral.2025 May 1, Jen Schwartz, “The magic molecule”, in Scientific American, volume 332, number 5, pages 54-55. From the entry hypochlorite
  • Lxds is gender neutral, and inclusive of people outside the gender binary.[2025 June 9, Alice Bartlett, “Week 353: Lxds”, in The weblog of Alice Bartlett. From the entry lxd
  • The redemption arc is a seductive narrative, and many neutrals will wish him well.2023 February 24, Jonathan Liew, “Loris Karius knows only too well how one game can change a career”, in The Guardian. From the entry redemption arc
  • Perhaps Black English will yield a new neutral term for wokeness.2021 November 16, John McWhorter, “‘Woke’ Went the Way of ‘P.C.’ and ‘Liberal’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry Black English
  • Azotobacter is found in slightly acidic (A. beijerinckii) to neutral alkaline (A. chroococcum) soil.2021, Ajar Nath Yadav, Khem Singh Gill, Production Technology for Bioagents and Biofertilizers, Eternal University. From the entry azotobacter
  • However, at a neutral section just after Curriehill station, the pantograph unintendedly dropped.2020 June 17, Andrew Roden, “Network News: Brake pipe issue prompted Caledonian Sleeper runaway”, in Rail, page 12. From the entry unintendedly
  • Sleepy Robyn's personality is a true neutral, but her wigs are absolutely chaotic evil.2020 October 26, Chris Murphy, “The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Wigging Out”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022. From the entry chaotic evil
  • For all these reasons, I assume that nonconception is better than a constantly neutral life.2019, Espen Gamlund, Carl Tollef Solberg, Saving People from the Harm of Death, page 112. From the entry nonconception
  • In a neutrosophic triplet set, there is a neutral element and antielement for each element.2018, Memet Şahin, Abdullah Kargın, Mehmet Ali Çoban, Fixed Point Theorem for Neutrosophic Triplet Partial Metric Space. From the entry neutrosophic
  • “We like the term ‘neutral zone’ better than ‘safe zone,’” I told him.2017, Patricia Briggs, Silence Fallen, New York, N.Y.: Ace, →ISBN, page 14. From the entry Star Trek–ish
  • Either materialism, dualism, neutral monism, or micropsychism provides the best explanation of consciousness.2015, Edwin C. May, Sonali Bhatt Marwaha, Extrasensory Perception: Support, Skepticism, and Science, →ISBN. From the entry micropsychism
  • A neutral term used here for annexures and exhibits is 'attachment'.2013, John Levingston, The Law of Affidavits, page 99. From the entry annexure
  • What had traditionally been a morally neutral sport became loaded with a set of Victorian values.2011, Matt Rogan, Martin Rogan, Britain and the Olympic Games: Past, Present, Legacy, page 15. From the entry loaded
  • Your palette contains sporty colors, dressy colors, neutrals, basics, and bright accent colors.2011, Carole Jackson, Color Me Beautiful, page 38. From the entry sporty
  • The Soviets were neutral in the Pacific until the last week of the war.2011, Joseph S. Nye, Jr.; David A. Welch, “The Cold War”, in Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction to Theory and…. From the entry Outer Manchuria
  • This is presented in an agendered and asexual way by using neutral language.2011, Sexual Identities and Sexuality in Social Work, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry agendered
  • Godfrey's portly yet buttockless and is in neutrals too, with sporty Royal Elastic-type shoes.2010, Stephanie Clifford-Smith, Kink: A Straight Girl's Investigation. From the entry buttockless
  • Note that this is different from disliking something, since unliking simply returns you to a neutral state.2009, Ben Zimmer, “On Language: The Age of Undoing”, in The New York Times Magazine, 2009 September 20, page MM8. From the entry unlike
  • It has a somewhat neutral, nutty taste and it is used to texture delicate cooking.2009, Pat Chapman, India Food and Cooking: The Ultimate Book on Indian Cuisine, page 53. From the entry cooking
  • Most fruits like a soil that is slightly acid to neutral 6–7 pH.2009, John Harrison, The Essential Allotment Guide: How to Get the Best out of Your Plot, →ISBN. From the entry ericaceous
  • Redditors are similar to Diggers (twentysomething geeks), albeit the former are slightly more educated and gender neutral.2009 November, Dan Zarrella, “Social News and Bookmarking”, in The Social Media Marketing Book, O’Reilly Media, published 2011, section…. From the entry digger
  • I'd left it in neutral and it rolled straight back into the barn and tacoed that door.2008, Sally Stenhouse Kneidel, Going Green: A Wise Consumer's Guide to a Shrinking Planet. From the entry taco
  • This model is for triathletes with a neutral stride (there’s a comparable stability shoe for overpronators).2008 May 15, Sarah Bowen Shea, “Physical Culture”, in New York Times. From the entry overpronator
  • How many megacoulombs of positive charge are in 1.00 mol of neutral molecular-hydrogen gas (H₂)?2004, David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker, Fundamentals of physics: Volume 2. From the entry megacoulomb
  • Touga: But our Dungeon Mistress said I should just be neutral.2004 April 15, milo@winternet.com, “[STATS] Postings for alt.fan.utena 1-Feb-2004 to 1-Mar-2004”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet), archived from…. From the entry dungeon mistress
  • Is it acceptable to share “good letters” but never share letters with neutral or unglowing commentary?2002, Patricia Keith-Spiegel, The ethics of teaching: a casebook, page 108. From the entry unglowing
  • How can i destinkify my boots so they smell better or more neutral?1998 December 29, Geraldine, “Boot inqueries”, in alt.gothic.fashion (Usenet). From the entry destinkify
  • Note how the correction suppresses the tyrannophobe and immoderate expression 'tyrannical oppression' with the more neutral 'usurpation'.1996, David Hume, David Reid, David Hume of Godscroft's The History of the House of Douglas. From the entry tyrannophobe
  • A food product containing neither meat nor milk, or derived from either is neutral.1991, Hayim Halevy Donin, “The Dietary Laws: A Diet for the Soul”, in To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life…. From the entry pareve
  • Within a completely neutral horizon, the primordial continuous stream of experience is presenced without interruption.1985, David Edward Shaner, The Bodymind Experience in Japanese Buddhism: A Phenomenological Study of Kūkai and Dōgen, page 59. From the entry presence
  • What is my attitude toward risk—am I a risk preferrer, risk neutral, or risk avoider?1984, William E. Nix, Susan W. Nix, chapter 2, in The Dow Jones-Irwin Guide to Stock Index Futures and Options, Homewood, IL: Dow…. From the entry preferrer
  • Anyone who claimed to belong to no party, or declared himself neutral, was a secret enemy.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford…. From the entry impartiality

Meaning of neutral

  1. adjective Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
  2. adjective Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
  3. adjective Neither positive nor negative.

Full definition of neutral

Questions about neutral in a sentence

How do you use neutral in a sentence?
Neutral is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.”
What is a short sentence with neutral?
“a neutral person”
What does neutral mean?
Neutral means not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.

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