nisi

Example Sentences

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And that's only the beginning of what the nil nisi bonum faithful evaded.

From Salon • May 8, 2021

And it replaces the terms "decree nisi" and "decree absolute" with "conditional order" and "final order".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2020

De mortuis nihil nisi bonum is a lovely motto.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2018

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

"Cuiusvis hominis est errare. Nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda