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How to use none in a sentence

40 example sentences · pronoun, determiner, adverb

None means not any of a given number or group. Example: “None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.”

Examples of none by meaning

pronounNot any of a given number or group.

  • None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.
  • None of this meat tastes right.
  • There were many but now there are none.

pronounNo one, nobody.

  • None of those people is my father.

pronounNo person.

  • None of those people are my parents. None shall pass.
  • Alas, none of these people were writing the reviews.2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, page 253

determinerNot any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h).

  • Thou shalt have none other gods but me.
  • None lasses were in the dunces' row.2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 138
  • That evening Elsie had none but strictly official communication with Mrs.1924, Arnold Bennett, Riceyman Steps, page 222

adverbTo no extent, in no way.

  • I felt none the worse for my recent illness.
  • my lack of education hasn't hurt me none1973, Paul Simon, “Kodachrome”

adverbNot at all, not very.

  • He was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy.
  • We could hear none too well from the back.

nounA person without religious affiliation.

  • Both the religiously dis-identified ("nones") and the religiously committed report mystical experiences.2003, Jacob A. Belzen, Antoon Geels, Mysticism: A Variety of Psychological Perspectives, page 50
  • Stable nones, that is, people who report in both years that they have no religious affiliation, are, in fact, much less religious2010, Robert D. Putnam, David E Campbell, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, page 591
  • we have grouped people into nones (no religion), Jews, Catholics, mainline Protestants, and evangelical protestants.2013, Michael Corbett, Politics and Religion in the United States

More sentences with none

  • He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work.From the entry take
  • None of these photographs of me are good, but this one is definitely the worst.From the entry worst
  • I told her in no uncertain terms that it was none of her business.From the entry term
  • She had a fantastic view of her own importance that none of her colleagues shared.From the entry fantastic
  • My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.From the entry sanctuary
  • None of the new choristers can sing in tune but they will learn soon enough.From the entry chorister
  • This document has none of the indicia of a contract of adhesion.From the entry indicia
  • What you do with your girlfriend behind closed doors is none of my business.From the entry behind closed doors
  • There have been several false steps made on the campaign trail, none tragic.From the entry false step
  • A trustless network can run even if none of its nodes trusts another.From the entry trustless
  • I cannot say that I ever saw an adder, in regard there are none in these parts.From the entry in regard
  • Many projects were planned and started, but none saw the light of day.From the entry see the light of day
  • None of these pieces fit together. Are they really from the same jigsaw puzzle?From the entry fit together
  • Edgar said that none of the stunts in Baby Driver were CGI'd.From the entry CGI'd
  • Unfortunately, none of the numbers on my lottery ticket matched up with the ones drawn.From the entry match up
  • Or, if it meets none, how would it make the encyclopedia better to revdel them?From the entry revdel
  • An it harm none, do what ye will.From the entry an
  • The tourists were put in quarantine to ensure none of them would be able to spread the plague.From the entry quarantine
  • None of my siblings are married yet.From the entry sibling
  • After being presented with various suitors, she decided none of the candidates were the kind of man she was looking for.From the entry candidate
  • The International Phonetic Alphabet is commonly used in books about Shanghainese because none of the existing romanizations are very popular.From the entry international phonetic alphabet
  • None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.From the entry dirty
  • The magician performed badly—none of his tricks worked.From the entry perform
  • We wanted to embed our reporter with the Fifth Infantry Division, but the Army would have none of it.From the entry embed

Meaning of none

  1. pronoun Not any of a given number or group.
  2. pronoun No one, nobody.
  3. pronoun No person.

Full definition of none

Questions about none in a sentence

How do you use none in a sentence?
None is used as a pronoun, determiner and adverb. For example: “None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable.”
What is a short sentence with none?
“None of this meat tastes right.”
What does none mean?
None means not any of a given number or group.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: none (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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