for nothing
Example Sentences
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"Broad Peak, I ask for nothing but safe passage up and back down," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
She decides that her family, including the child she raises alone, will want for nothing.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
In a debate in Parliament on Thursday, a number of MPs called for that process to be sped up - and described ground rents as "money for nothing".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Although the Fourth of July “has not quite dwindled away,” he wrote, now it is good for nothing more than “burning fire-crackers!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
That meant at least four and a half hours of gut-ripping work in the heat for nothing.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
