nonce

Example Sentences

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If the hash doesn’t start out as “aaaaa,” it would increase the nonce by one, and start again.

From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021

A regular nonce, aye: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party dominated the U.K.’s general election Thursday, winning a firm majority in Parliament despite—or perhaps, because of—the Brexit chaos.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2019

Wherever Weinstein ends up, I picture the place as a sort of alt-justice simulator, which lovingly recreates the atmosphere of the classic nonce wing, right down to the Michelin-starred salad bar and fluffy bathrobes.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2017

A lapse into depression, for the nonce, was averted.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2010

Those gates looked so close ... and if the talk in the slave pens could be believed, Meereen remained a free city for the nonce.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin