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

So far, she has helped more than 1,000 couples, many of whom apologise to each other and go out for drinks despite their decree nisi.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2017

The experience of true, passionate love that had been snatched away from me just when it had been in my grasp— Nil satis nisi optimum, interrupted my father’s voice, booming inside my head.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson