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Examples of nil in a Sentence
They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game.
the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil
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Over eleven years, the latter seven or eight of them devoted to New Deal therapy, the economy’s growth was absolute nil.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Carter’s leverage with the South Koreans had approached nil.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The two teams were tied at nil until the second half when Jaxson Bettencourt scored on a corner kick pass from Manuel Portillo to put Mitty up 1-0 in the 61st minute.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Carter’s leverage with the South Koreans had approached nil.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The two teams were tied at nil until the second half when Jaxson Bettencourt scored on a corner kick pass from Manuel Portillo to put Mitty up 1-0 in the 61st minute.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nil. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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