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Examples of zilch in a Sentence
a passive and retiring little zilch of a person
the amount of money that we have coming in right now is zilch
Recent Examples on the Web
Behind the headlines of a dry February, here’s where the prospects stand, good and bad, for outdoor recreation:
The weather: After a zilch February, Lake Tahoe residents and visitors awoke Sunday to 6 inches of fresh snow.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 1 Mar. 2020
Most of these areas have been leased and drilled, with zilch results.
—Tim Bradner, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2018
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Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
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“Zilch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zilch. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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