of course not
idiom
—used informally to say no in a way that shows one is very definite
"Are you angry with me for being late?" "Of course not!"
"Did you take the money?" "Of course not!"
Examples of of course not in a Sentence
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No, of course not, although much that is praiseworthy can be said of the Jewish religion.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This type of claim is of course not unique to China; think, for instance, of Spain’s claims to Gibraltar.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
Podcasters are of course not the only people with a tendency to arrive and ask difficult questions.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Hozier is of course not the first younger artist to make a point of finding ways to put Staples back in the limelight.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Some of them are resisting, and that number is of course not in the tens of millions.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Cathy demurs — No, of course not — but Joey's response concerns me.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2023
Tom was of course not a nincompoop, but a serious, thoughtful person who hungered to add substance to sketch comedy.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
But that's of course not the case, and certain stories are an especially powerful reminder of the many stones that remain unturned; that there are many ways to take a trip, either to a familiar place or somewhere markedly overlooked, and tell a completely new story about it.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2023
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This type of claim is of course not unique to China; think, for instance, of Spain’s claims to Gibraltar.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
Podcasters are of course not the only people with a tendency to arrive and ask difficult questions.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Hozier is of course not the first younger artist to make a point of finding ways to put Staples back in the limelight.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Some of them are resisting, and that number is of course not in the tens of millions.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Cathy demurs — No, of course not — but Joey's response concerns me.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2023
Tom was of course not a nincompoop, but a serious, thoughtful person who hungered to add substance to sketch comedy.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
But that's of course not the case, and certain stories are an especially powerful reminder of the many stones that remain unturned; that there are many ways to take a trip, either to a familiar place or somewhere markedly overlooked, and tell a completely new story about it.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2023
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