say nothing
Example Sentences
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It’s a radical notion, to say nothing of an extraordinarily expensive and time-consuming challenge for any orchestra given to a former music director, but Dudamel has never been one to take no for an answer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Yet almost three weeks on, the British government has chosen to say nothing.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
But his exacting standards and quick temper—to say nothing of his combustible relationship with the ensemble’s formidable chief executive, Ernest Fleischmann—resulted in Mr. Thomas’s unceremonious departure from the organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Spending at this rate, Peltier said, is “definitely not” sustainable, to say nothing of the ever-rising death toll, many of which are children.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
The three men smiled, as though they each thought differently but would of course say nothing.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
