none the
idiom
—used in phrases with adjectives such as worse, better, etc., to say that someone or something is not any worse, better, etc., than before —often + for
We had to change our plans, but we were none the worse for it in the end.
She's been traveling constantly for the past several weeks, but she seems to be none the worse for wear.
The restaurant replaced the lobster with crab and the customers were none the wiser.
Examples of none the in a Sentence
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The Walmart seller shares the tracking code with the customer, who receives the product and is none the wiser of the convoluted operation taking place behind the scenes.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
The mission — despite its imperfections, obstacles, and delays — was accomplished, and the thousands of attendees who enjoyed its offerings were none the wiser to its taxing beginnings.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Several high-profile political influencers, each with millions of followers, were collecting a paycheck from the Kremlin but apparently were none the wiser.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
And the person using the device is generally none the wiser of how important this part of the test is.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024
Oka was impressive from the start, executing consistent routines as the competition unfolded, and appearing none the worse for wear after helping Japan win the team gold two days earlier.
—Alice Park / Paris, TIME, 31 July 2024
This did not happen after President Woodrow Wilson had a stroke, in 1919; his wife Edith took over many of his duties until his second term ended, in 1921, and the American public was none the wiser.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
Court docs detail how the trio misled American distributors by saying the purchases were intended for medical research in Hong Kong, China and other nations — not including Russia — so government agencies they were required to report the transactions to would be none the wiser.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
His Han Chinese supervisors didn’t understand the language and therefore were none the wiser.
—Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
The mission — despite its imperfections, obstacles, and delays — was accomplished, and the thousands of attendees who enjoyed its offerings were none the wiser to its taxing beginnings.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Several high-profile political influencers, each with millions of followers, were collecting a paycheck from the Kremlin but apparently were none the wiser.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
And the person using the device is generally none the wiser of how important this part of the test is.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024
Oka was impressive from the start, executing consistent routines as the competition unfolded, and appearing none the worse for wear after helping Japan win the team gold two days earlier.
—Alice Park / Paris, TIME, 31 July 2024
This did not happen after President Woodrow Wilson had a stroke, in 1919; his wife Edith took over many of his duties until his second term ended, in 1921, and the American public was none the wiser.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
Court docs detail how the trio misled American distributors by saying the purchases were intended for medical research in Hong Kong, China and other nations — not including Russia — so government agencies they were required to report the transactions to would be none the wiser.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
His Han Chinese supervisors didn’t understand the language and therefore were none the wiser.
—Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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“None the.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20the. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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