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Example Sentences

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Even then, the incentive to behave for some lifers is next to nil.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

That was before their expenses were cut practically to nil.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

In just over three years, AI usage has gone from almost nil, to something 62% of Americans report using several times a week, according to the Pew Research Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The South African Property Owners Association said it was "irrational" to give "nil compensation" to an owner who held land for speculative purposes.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

And the chances of it being in order at all times were nil, for I knew that, as with my father, the authorities would always find something wrong with my pass.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane