How to Use nil in a Sentence
nil
noun- They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game.
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The damping gets hard, the road feel gets thrashy, the body roll goes from nil to none.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 July 2017
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Even if that service dumped him, the chance he would be silenced is nil.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022
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The shots that ring out are jarring and harsh, the dramatic impact nil.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2019
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Tonight: Clouds are likely to scatter across the area overnight but shower chances are nil.
—Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2020
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There is next to no ranger presence, and, as in Baxter, cell service is nil.
—Brian Kevin, Outside Online, 18 June 2020
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The availability of his work on video or online has been close to nil.
—New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
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Shower chances are almost nil with the best chance on Monday as cooler air tries to sneak in from the north.
—Washington Post, 20 May 2021
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The deterrent effect of this penalty will be close to nil.
—Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018
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With high pressure building in overhead, storm odds are quite low to nil.
—Washington Post, 19 July 2019
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And if you get lost or badly injured, the cell phone service is pretty much nil.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 June 2020
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Import value is nil, though the pic may find a few supporters on the fest circuit.
—John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022
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There’s no shortage of eager young people willing to work for nil.
—Carolyn Webber, Outside Online, 16 June 2020
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Tomorrow night: Clouds scatter through the area, but shower chances are nil.
—Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
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As for the extraordinary step of moving the Nov. 3 election, the chances are almost nil.
—Calvin Woodward, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2020
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The ability to have access to students and tryouts was almost nil in terms of like what’s available. ...
—Joseph Walljasper, Star Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
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The ability to have access to students and tryouts was almost nil in terms of what’s available. ...
—Joseph Walljasper, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2020
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Atlanta United drew nil-nil in Seattle, then 2-all in Toronto.
—Mark Bradley, ajc, 11 Apr. 2017
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Less than two minutes later Forestell used some fancy footwork to weave through the defense and score her first of two goals to put Mobile ahead four-nil.
—Mobile Athletics, AL.com, 4 Nov. 2017
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Even with fan choices leavened by media votes, Murray’s chances at a starting nod are nil.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022
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The pressure can be alleviated with steroids, for now, and the tumor can be excised, but her chance of survival is nil.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 22 Apr. 2021
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The water temperature was 76 degrees and the current was nil.
—John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2021
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A gentleman came to Nantucket With nil but a shovel and bucket ...
—Alan Solomon, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2017
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On top of all that, the app offers over 1,300 on-demand classes, so your chances of getting stuck in a yoga rut are virtually nil.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Jan. 2022
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Oregonians no longer have to pay postage to mail their ballots and the coronavirus risk of walking to one’s own mailbox to set out a ballot is nil.
—oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2020
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Notice, first of all, that the larger public’s stake in this is nil, even if the misery of rail workers can be exaggerated.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
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Aside from that, though, side-effects are virtually nil.
—Taylore Glynn, Allure, 28 June 2022
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Forget scrolling away idle hours on your phone; cell service is essentially nil.
—Sara B. Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2020
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Zero-zero, or nil-nil, as soccer aficionados like to say.
—Nick Hoppe, SFChronicle.com, 2 July 2018
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But Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse and the chance of a relief package before the election appear close to nil.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2020
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