nor
Definition:
1. And not.
2. Used before a positive verb to agree with sth negative that has just been said.
Use 'nor' in a sentence:
- 1. Nor did TV kill radio.
- 2. Neither Mr Rose nor Mr Woodhead was available for comment yesterday.
- 3. When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated.
- 4. Neither know I, nor care.
- 5. He neither saw nor heard.
- 6. Nor is acid rain always, and universally, a bad thing.
- 7. "If my husband has no future," she said, "then nor do my children."
- 8. I acted neither fraudulently nor improperly.
- 9. I don't really trust him—nor his wife, come to that.
- 10. Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.
- 11. Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there.
- 12. He wasn't there on Monday. Nor on Tuesday, for that matter.
- 13. I can give you neither an opinion nor any advice.
- 14. She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.
- 15. We don't forget that. Nor does he.
- 16. They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts.
- 17. Notices in the waiting room requested that you neither smoke nor spit.
- 18. Neither the timber frame nor metal chassis were protected against rot.
- 19. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidize.
- 20. I haven't seen hide nor hair of her for a month.
- 21. She doesn't like them and nor does Jeff.
- 22. I can neither fly nor swim.
- 23. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.
- 24. I'm not coming back up here. Never, for love nor money.
- 25. Foreign funds alone are clearly not enough, nor are exhortations to reform.
- 26. 'If my husband has no future,' she said, 'then nor do my children.'
- 27. I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter.
- 28. What might have happened is neither here nor there.
- 29. I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him.
- 30. Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
- 31. She seemed neither surprised nor worried.
- 32. He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things.
- 33. In all fairness he had to admit that she was neither dishonest nor lazy.
- 34. I couldn't make head nor tail of what he was saying.
- 35. I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film.
- 36. He has neither the policies nor the personal charisma to inspire people.
- 37. I was in that half-and-half land where you are not completely asleep nor completely awake.
- 38. This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.
- 39. He likes his tea neither too hot nor too cold.
- 40. Not a building nor a tree was left standing.
- 41. Their house is neither big nor small.
- 42. Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
- 43. He always was a miserable man. He never spoke to me nor anybody else.
- 44. He always was a miserable man. He never spoke to me nor anybody else, not even to pass the time of day.
- 45. There was no physical contact, nor did I want any.
- 46. I don't really trust him ─ nor his wife, come to that.
- 47. Some workers are legally employed, but the majority work unofficially with neither health insurance nor wage security.
- 48. Cooking up a quick dish doesn't mean you have to sacrifice flavour. Nor does fast food have to be junk food.
- 49. Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity.
- 50. In real life, nobody was all bad, nor, conversely, all good.