Examples of naught in a Sentence
Noun
my locker number is naught-seven-two
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.
—Alyson Hurt, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
That's for naught if conservatives tank the bill first.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
There has been incessant trading in these two companies for years now — all, in retrospect, for naught.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Lucas Giolito’s 7 shutout innings for naught as Sox can’t complete sweep
The Red Sox squandered seven shutout innings from Lucas Giolito and dropped yet another 1-run game.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.
—Alyson Hurt, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
That's for naught if conservatives tank the bill first.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
There has been incessant trading in these two companies for years now — all, in retrospect, for naught.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Naught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naught. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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