How to Use naught in a Sentence

naught

noun

• That’s the state of Auburn while the school plays out this nightmare of naught.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 29 Oct. 2022
• Sony and Essel held talks in 2019, but these came to naught.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Sep. 2021
• The round-the-clock effort won’t go for naught, either.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 May 2020
• But like the big vision of the Sheridan, the HoJo plans came to naught.
  — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
• If Corbett wins the job and plays well, all the teeth-gnashing over the pick was for naught.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 15 July 2019
• But their efforts to slow him down have so far been for naught.
  — Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2020
• One thing is clear: Bergé's final days weren't for naught.
  — Katie Robinson, Town & Country, 20 Oct. 2017
• But the Twins rallied and the jack went for naught, resulting in a 12-inning 4-3 win for the Twins.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 4 July 2019
• Fans felt let down that all her training with the Faceless Men seemed for naught.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 20 May 2019
• And now to think their rise from the ashes could possibly be for naught?
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2019
• But the effort – while drawing deserved applause — was all for naught and the ball hit the grass.
  — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 28 July 2017
• Clevinger’s strong outing went for naught as Twins pitchers gave up just five hits in the game.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2019
• Chryst believes the work Coan has gotten – in games and on the practice field during the week – hasn’t been for naught.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2017
• Ohio State Jordan Fuller picked up the ball and returned it to the end zone but for naught after the review.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, 28 Dec. 2019
• All your careful tuning care will be for naught after a few days of rust on the edges.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2015
• But all of that hard work, all of that extra effort, was for naught thanks to Thompson's big night.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 4 June 2017
• But those efforts have been for naught — and many from across San Diego County are mourning the loss.
  — Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 June 2018
• The number of people a sick person is likely to infect is called the R0, or R-naught, of a virus.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 Apr. 2020
• But all of that would be for naught if the course became a story at another U.S. Open.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 15 June 2019
• Of course, all the anxiety and excitement over Ohtani could be for naught.
  — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
• One of my projects for A-level was a program that taught itself to play naughts and crosses, or tic-tac-toe.
  — Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2015
• The offseason moves were for naught, as Colon and Garcia were both ditched midseason and the bullpen once again ranked as one of the league's worst.
  — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2017
• If that happens, though, all that progress from Gatewood since late last season could be for naught.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 1 Aug. 2019
• The rally went for naught, though, when Jankowski singled off Rucinski to drive in the go-ahead run.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 9 June 2018
• Success for a newcomer wouldn’t mean ITER is for naught.
  — Daniel Michaels, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
• Instead, the Eagles, who also had early chances go for naught, broke through late in the first half with two goals in a three-minute stretch.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• The state’s Rt, pronounced R-naught, again revised down Monday morning to 0.79, the lowest of any state.
  — Cole Lauterbach, Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2020
• No one is more capable of undoing all that work, and making the pain of the last two years for naught, than Jackson.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017
• The quest for the magic 'stache is not for naught — Ted wants to make sure his son Henry recognizes him for their Zoom Christmas call.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• Think of the anguish these guys go through, watching their All-Star seasons, ginormous home runs and pitching shutouts go for naught.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 18 July 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024