nobody
Americanpronoun
noun
plural
nobodiespronoun
noun
Etymology
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Example Sentences
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"I think nobody loses here. We all win," he said.
From Barron's
“I think I first just put it there and wondered when someone was going to tell me to take it away. And nobody ever did.”
From Los Angeles Times
For once, nobody rambled, nobody went off script, and almost everyone remembered to thank their mum.
From BBC
“When nobody has information that is actually useful to determine the outcome of that market, you’re just plain gambling.”
From Barron's
The other firefighters, too, seemed eager to “just get this hose picked up,” Pike said, adding that he was working overtime the day after a holiday “because nobody else wanted to work it.”
From Los Angeles Times
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