for nothing
Example Sentences
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When faced with that choice, Moffett argued, consumers rarely opted for nothing.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
"I gave $38 million essentially for nothing, which they used to build a company worth $800 billion. I was literally an idiot," he said, blaming his own naivety.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But clearly, not every museum, palace or seaside pier can just throw open the doors for nothing.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Farmanfarmaian is a museum darling the world over, and Tanavoli’s sculpture of the Farsi word for nothing, “Heech,” is as instantly recognizable in the Middle East as Robert Indiana’s pop “Love.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The Latin for snowflake is nix, almost the same as the German for nothing.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
