for nothing
Example Sentences
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She decides that her family, including the child she raises alone, will want for nothing.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 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
It is the most popular game on earth because it asks for nothing but a ball and other people, and rewards what the strongman cannot abide: cooperation, trust, the surrender of the self.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
"The fact that both of my surgeries failed... it almost felt like I did it all for nothing."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“He lost his own son in war. He love his son the way I love you. But your jiichan is right, he will loan you his ox for nothing if you have nothing.”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
