nope

Example Sentences

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Ole Miss said nope and promoted defensive coordinator Keith Golding to the head coach job; Kiffin publicly expressed his disappointment that the school rejected his request.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

In its post, the company says it will let certain models of Claude nope out in “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.”

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

He found a Dan Williams in the nearby town of La Honda — but, nope, the screws weren’t his.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

But, nope, it was time for the oversharing to begin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

He usually sent back a pretty standard answer—good, how about you or nope, did not—because he didn’t always know what to say.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway