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How to use nothing in a sentence

40 example sentences · pronoun, noun, adverb

Nothing means not any thing; no thing. Example: “Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.”

Examples of nothing by meaning

pronounNot any thing; no thing.

  • Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.
  • Nothing bad will happen, will it?
  • There remains nothing more to be done.

nounSomething trifling, or of no consequence or importance.

  • Knuckles: The Egg Carrier is nothing compared to this!2003, Sonic Team USA, Sonic Heroes, Sega, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, level/area: Final Fortress

adverbNot at all; in no way.

  • Nothing too much out of the ordinary.
  • Nothing dismayed, I repeated my query.

adjectiveCompletely unimportant.

  • Dallas scored on what had seemed until then like a nothing play.

adjectiveLacking effort or commitment.

  • The cricketer played a nothing shot.

More sentences with nothing

  • I can't accept nothing being done about the problem and your standing idly by.From the entry accept
  • It must be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened.From the entry because
  • This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.From the entry first
  • Too busy thinking about my baby, and I ain't got time for nothing else.From the entry baby
  • The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.From the entry thin
  • Of course there was nothing wrong with my left wrist. They X-rayed the wrong arm!From the entry x-ray
  • There’s nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.From the entry blow
  • You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.From the entry fit
  • I said nothing about doing that when I had the time.From the entry when
  • This morning a bloke stood next to me wearing nothing but sandals.From the entry stood
  • If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.From the entry stink
  • As a child she had nothing to read but the legends of early Christian martyrs.From the entry legend
  • Those who want to muzzle everyone else are likely nothing less than pseudovirtuous.From the entry muzzle
  • I advise you to take some painkillers for the headache, it's probably nothing serious.From the entry headache
  • Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.From the entry out
  • Last night's alarm turned out to be nothing, but it was terrifying at the time.From the entry alarm
  • The meal was nothing but heavy stodge with no fresh vegetables.From the entry stodge
  • John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."From the entry captain
  • On a hot day, there's nothing I like more than soda pop.From the entry soda pop
  • I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.From the entry story
  • That stupid pack did nothing but stare at us throughout the whole project.From the entry pack
  • Sarah thinks that nothing is impossible because things can always somehow happen.From the entry impossible
  • I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun.From the entry load
  • What were you saying? – Oh, it was nothing important, forget it.From the entry forget it
  • There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.From the entry except
  • We have a tentative plan for the weekend, but nothing is confirmed yet.From the entry tentative
  • He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.From the entry phony
  • I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.From the entry sunny
  • In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.From the entry a priori
  • The name Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China.From the entry misnomer
  • He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.From the entry orderly
  • He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.From the entry notice

Meaning of nothing

  1. pronoun Not any thing; no thing.
  2. pronoun An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.
  3. noun Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.

Full definition of nothing

Questions about nothing in a sentence

How do you use nothing in a sentence?
Nothing is used as a pronoun, noun and adverb. For example: “Don't just say nothing. Tell me what's going on.”
What is a short sentence with nothing?
“Nothing bad will happen, will it?”
What does nothing mean?
Nothing means not any thing; no thing.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: nothing (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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