nisi
Example Sentences
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A decree nisi was due to be granted in March 2021.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
And that's only the beginning of what the nil nisi bonum faithful evaded.
From Salon ● May 8, 2021
Again, de mortuis nil nisi bonum, but let's not forget that the legend of JFK is largely that -- a legend.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2015
These days, with the passing of time, the fading of memory, and the spirit of de mortuis nil nisi bonum, I feel guilty about all that hate.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2013
An arch has the school’s motto painted on it: Nil magnum nisi bonum.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
