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Example sentences for "say nothing"

  • There would be no weight left for his clothes, blankets, and cooking utensils, to say nothing of the grub he must necessarily consume by the way.

  • There were Oche Ish and Imego and Hah Yo and Wy Nooch, to say nothing of Neil Bonner and John Thompson and other white men that had looked upon her and felt her power.

  • Rain three days out of four during the summer months; and food in them for a thousand mammoths, to say nothing of small game for man.

  • The scores of little jets from the perforated rose, the gushing sound, the freshness and the sparkle, the gratitude of the plants, to say nothing of one's own wet legs.

  • The cooler heads of two or three of the others, with whom Fred had had time to make friends, to say nothing of the usual roar of laughter with which he himself heard the challenge, brought the matter to a peaceful issue.

  • So felons were not lodged and fed better than soldiers, (to say nothing of paupers,) and seldom set fire to their prisons with the excusable object of improving the flavor of their soup.

  • The opportunity that the day's rest had given me for reflection had resulted in my fully determining to say nothing to him respecting Compeyson.

  • Concerning all which, we shall here, for obvious reasons, say nothing.

  • He was anxious, while vindicating himself, to say nothing unkind of the others: but there was only one amongst them whose conduct he could mention without some necessity of defence or palliation.

  • There is a spirit of irritation which, to say nothing worse, is certainly very ill-bred.

  • There is no occasion for spreading the disappointment; say nothing about it yourself.

  • Now, here are my sister Price's children; take them all together, I dare say nobody would believe what a sum they cost Sir Thomas every year, to say nothing of what I do for them.

  • He may not even be increasing his ability to make accurate distinctions among geometrical forms, to say nothing of ability to observe in general.

  • Politics, law, and diplomacy remained of necessity branches of authoritative literature, for the social sciences did not develop until the methods of the sciences of physics and chemistry, to say nothing of biology, were much further advanced.

  • The man who trusts to experience does not know what he depends upon, since it changes from person to person, from day to day, to say nothing of from country to country.

  • It includes the development of artistic capacity of any kind, of special scientific ability, of effective citizenship, as well as professional and business occupations, to say nothing of mechanical labor or engagement in gainful pursuits.

  • It was but yesterday there came a Deputation of Washerwomen with Petition; complaining that not so much as soap could be had; to say nothing of bread, and condiments of bread.

  • According to which rule, in this National Convention itself, to say nothing of France generally, the number of Parties ought to be Seven Hundred and Forty-Nine; for every unit entertains his opinion.

  • The landlord looked at me, shook his head, and answered, "I say nothing.

  • I say nothing in refutation of that conjecture; rather, I suggest it as one that would seem to many persons the most probable solution of improbable occurrences.

  • He is in charge of the government of the Solomons, to say nothing of a hundred or so niggers--prisoners.

  • At Berande he had been treated as one of no consequence, with handcuffs on hands and feet, to say nothing of chains.

  • Jim couldn't say nothing to that, so he didn't try.

  • He looked pretty uneasy, and didn't say nothing for a minute.

  • The fact is, his discourse had been accompanied throughout with a subdued chorus of barking dogs, squeaking cats, and bleating lambs, to say nothing of a noisy ivory cricket that the baby was whirling with infinite delight.

  • And Mynheer van Holp, after cutting a double figure eight on the ice, to say nothing of a huge P, then a jump and an H, glided onward until he found himself beside Hilda.

  • Tell them, within, to say nothing of what has just happened.

  • The chair would be heavy with foot stoves and cushions, to say nothing of the old lady.

  • Well, I say nothing more, have your own way--all I wonder at is, that a horse like him was ever brought to such a fair of dog cattle as this.

  • Why, it is a very dangerous practice, to say nothing of the wickedness of it.

  • Of my own I say nothing, as they will not go beyond squirely limits, though I make bold to say that, if it be the practice in chivalry to write the achievements of squires, I think mine must not be left out.

  • All which is the reverse in the case of men of letters; for by skirts, to say nothing of sleeves, they all find means of support; so that though the soldier has more to endure, his reward is much less.

  • To say nothing of her,' remarked Tom Pinch, in a low voice.

  • Who has not experienced the sovereign power of those two words, pronounced with a certain accent in the ear of a terrified little being: Say nothing!


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "say nothing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    bath containing; but upon; excellent work; full strength; had committed; hard boiled; large teaspoonful; later page; minor planets; say about; say not; say nothing; say something; say that; say unto; sayest thou; saying good; saying that; saying unto; says again; says another; says nothing; says she; says they; three hundred and fifty; well bred