How to Use nix in a Sentence

nix

verb

• When the Sixers’ owner passed away, his heirs nixed the idea.
  — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
• Since there’s not enough staff to have extra crew on-hand, the airline must nix the flight.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2022
• But that was nixed in favor of a glamorous wedding shoot and a jaunt to Dubai.
  — Taiia Smart Young, Essence, 14 Feb. 2024
• The first was in Colorado, where a judge nixed Trump’s request to move the case to federal court.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• New drilling permits had been in the works for a while, and the Tories haven’t nixed their commitment to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
• But Howard Simons, who was managing editor of The Post at the time — and a friend — nixed the column.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
• That would nix the head-to-head tiebreaker — the Ravens lost to Miami in Week 10 — and lead to the next tiebreaker: conference record.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 2 Jan. 2022
• All that effort could have been sunk when Nvidia nixes GameStream as a service.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2023
• Soon after, Twitter filed a lawsuit against Musk over his effort to nix the deal.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2022
• Those efforts were nixed by the courts and shelved by the Biden administration.
  — Amy Beth Hanson and Haleluya Hadero, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2023
• But the shop pulled it from the menu after only 90 minutes when the state’s health department nixed its sale, Layson said.
  — Andy Fies, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
• Thus, the onus is on workers to nix the single-use plastics and switch to fluorescent bulbs.
  — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
• The waistband is thick for a snug, secure fit to nix those mid-workout readjustments.
  — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 16 Mar. 2023
• These hydrating all-stars are guaranteed to nix frizz and leave hair glossy.
  — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
• An entrance to the project near the school was nixed and a windmill was reduced in height from 76 feet to 36 feet with a prohibition on a wind turbine.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• Your move, then, is to nix them from you diet altogether.
  — Alisa Hrustic, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
• Word on the street is that the company also nixed the MagSafe battery pack from its online store with no replacement.
  — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2024
• Holding the rails nixes any effect of the incline, which TBH, is the essence of the workout, and breaks proper form which can lead to injury, explains Gatlin.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
• Hunters used to pursue lions in April as well, but the agency nixed that season earlier this year.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
• The sketch begins with Biden attempting to climb a wobbly ladder to attach a purple bat to some drapes, only to nix the idea.
  — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
• Du didn’t nix BLM’s approval of the mine but told the agency to decide whether the company has rights to dispose of waste on 1,300 acres of neighboring land.
  — Scott Sonner, ajc, 2 Mar. 2023
• Although Williams suffered an injury that nixed him for the playoff game, the Chargers were favored by three points at Jacksonville.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• So why did the company nix its fan-favorite pasta shape, a petite, star-shape noodle?
  — Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2023
• Dead As session closed Friday night, lawmakers nixed a proposal to get rid of the tampon tax.
  — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
• For the 2023 version, Crawford nixed the cola for Casamigos, the tequila brand co-founded by her husband Rande Gerber.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
• The Russian Pavilion was nixed from the biennale, and there was a sudden, urgent focus on Ukrainian artists.
  — Caitlin Moscatello, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
• Now, according to Lemon, Musk has nixed the partnership — coming just a few hours after Lemon interviewed the tech mogul last week.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
• That doesn't mean people should nix the cotton masks altogether.
  — Amanda Watts, CNN, 20 Aug. 2020
• The party rewrote state party bylaws last month to nix all those caucuses and weaken others.
  — Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail], al, 14 June 2023
• Faculty math experts concluded the course and two others were too weak on algebra and nixed them as an advanced math alternative.
  — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024