How to Use nary in a Sentence

nary

adjective

• And the story is still set in 2005, with nary a cell phone in sight.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2019
• Nancy Pelosi, 79, is a light brunette with nary a stray gray.
  — Author: Roxanne Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2019
• When the Lindholms returned to the beach the next day, Big Fishy was gone, nary a trace of him to be found.
  — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 9 Mar. 2018
• The darker tone is still here, with nary a singing snowman in sight.
  — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 11 June 2019
• This is a camper at its most stripped down, with nary a kitchen or bathroom in sight.
  — Megan Barber, Curbed, 6 July 2018
• Nail the throttle, and the supercharged A6 leaps forward with nary a chirp of the tires.
  — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2018
• Upon slicing open the fresh muffins, there was nary a crag in sight.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
• But there’s a whole world of salad out there with nary a lettuce leaf to be seen.
  — Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2017
• The 49-year-old singer and actress has aged like fine wine, with nary a wrinkle or pore in sight.
  — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 14 Dec. 2018
• Roughly a dozen vehicles zoomed through in the span of an hour with nary a snag.
  — Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2017
• There wasn’t a nary a man, there wasn’t a — there wasn’t a mine a running a lump of coal or running no work.
  — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2020
• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding went off with nary a glitch.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
• And the 37th annual gala Oct. 12 was no different with nary a rain cloud in the evening sky.
  — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• Now, with nary a word of explanation from the Getty, the kouros is gone.
  — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• The pictures of dead soldiers on the TV made nary an impression.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 21 June 2018
• But it’s done in obvious pantomime, with nary a blot of fake blood.
  — Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 12 June 2017
• By the time he was done, Scales had already addressed the council—with nary a camera present.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 11 Feb. 2020
• But the pop star has been completely off-the-grid for months—with nary a social media post in sight.
  — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 5 Apr. 2017
• Well into what’s considered the wet season, there’s been nary a drop of rain.
  — Elliot Spagat, Time, 9 Dec. 2017
• The food waste may be excreted so quickly that nary a single fart can be formed.
  — Brian Resnick, Vox, 3 Apr. 2018
• There’s nary a moment when your senses aren’t on overdrive.
  — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
• Collages securely affixed to the wall with nary a tape mark or thumbtack hole in sight.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 16 May 2019
• Since joining the North Siders, the 28-year-old has stepped into whatever role Maddon has had for him with nary a shrug.
  — Chris Kuc, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2017
• Neatly trimmed grass with nary a dandelion or clover in sight means there is no place for a bee to land, and fewer places for a bee to eat.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2018
• Around the turn of the last century, our place, which is now surrounded by woods, sat stark on a bald hilltop with nary a tree in sight.
  — Vogue, 21 June 2018
• With lanes wide enough for two and sometimes even three bikes, riders are for the most part cordial and careful with nary a road hog in the peloton.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
• Superboy Dylan Hayes, a 4-year-old who fell three stories with nary a bruise.
  — Esquire, 8 Mar. 2013
• The species variety was amazing and there was nary a single squirrel.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
• The Disney theme parks, however, celebrate the spooky season with nary a drop of blood.
  — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2017
• Just a year removed from people citing it as the reason that Democrats lost the seat, there is nary a mention of research in the post-race discussion.
  — Brett Di Resta, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024