Word Finder - nor

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And not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).

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Nor did I stop to think, but ran.

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A function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true.

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I am neither hungry nor thirsty nor tired.

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Used to introduce a further negative statement.

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The struggle didn't end, nor was it any less diminished.

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Than.

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He's no better nor you.

It was neither good nor bad in her mind back then - it simply was.

We cannot understand it nor the reason of it.

By the way, neither Alex nor I drink.

The problem is, you neither asked nor listened.

The virus cannot live in immunized individuals, nor in nature.

All of which was neither here nor there.

He heard neither the clock nor the birds.

His tone was neither harsh nor teasing.

Neither baseball nor football was available at the small Ouray High School.

Julie maintained no Face Book or Twitter account, nor could Betsy locate her on any other social network sites.

Her murder wasn't close to his style nor was she the right age.

He said nothing to her, nor did he touch her.

I did not pity the fishes nor the worms.

Nothing earth shattering there, nor anything Yancey would find either threatening or interesting.

I was never cast away nor distressed in any weather, though I encountered some severe storms.

He had never seen nor heard of sorrow or sickness or poverty.

Neither living nor dead.

I do not think the importance of YouTube lies in its role as a communication method nor as a fundamentally new means of distribution of media.

Nor did I think so.

It wasn't as if she had any part in becoming that way, nor did it make her a better person.

A gas has neither size nor shape.

Nor had he any money.

Nor did he say anything when she exchanged the guitar for a violin and paid for lessons.

Neither the boy nor the girl spoke again for some minutes.

The administrative board of Radcliffe did not realize how difficult they were making my examinations, nor did they understand the peculiar difficulties I had to surmount.

You do not know the relief of brushing away a fly that has bitten you, nor the delight of eating delicious food, nor the satisfaction of drawing a long breath of fresh, pure air.

Pierre did not look at Helene nor she at him.

It wasn't horror on his face, nor fear.

There is neither worship nor propitiation.

No, nor was it anything to be proud of.

She looked neither surprised nor pleased to see him.

None were an issue with either of them, nor were exercise or body weight – too much or too little.

Neither her son nor her brother will stand by him.

Neither Britain nor Spain can be called "small islands off the north-west of Spain."

But it also follows that, if every extinct and recent bird were known, neither species, nor genera, nor families, nor orders could be defined.

They are neither fit for war nor peace!

No, neither death nor anything else can destroy it.

Nor was the power of the army a fiction.

Nor had Burgess heard any noise or conversation from apart­ment C to indicate there was anyone there—much less more than one person.

Neither sorrow nor regret followed my passionate outburst.

Nor did I know the details of the investigation.

Neither Lori nor Alex would have considered it inappropriate to have relations – as long as they weren't engaged to anyone at the time.

Neither here nor elsewhere are cilia found at any period of development.

Carmen didn't warm to people instantly, nor was she generally impressed by praise... which was why it came as such a surprise that mere words were such powerful tools.

Deidre bolted, neither aware nor concerned where she went or where she ended up.

Dean, feeling duly chastised, didn't mention the subject again, nor did Baratto.

He was quiet for a moment, but he never released his hold on her, nor looked at her face.

Neither the tunny nor the coral fishery is carried on by the Sardinians themselves, who are not sailors by nature; the former is in the hands of Genoese and the latter of Neapolitans.

His moderate and trimming attitude was understood neither by the extreme Independents nor by the Presbyterians.

To Algernon Sidney, who refused to take part in proceedings on the plea that neither the king nor any man could be tried by such a court, Cromwell replied, "I tell you, v e will cut off his head with the crown upon it."