none
not one, and not any
How often you will meet it
Rank 453 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 45,245 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- not one, and not any
none in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was strange that none of these streams fell into the valley itself.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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None wield such absolute power over others as those who think little about themselves.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Many have passed all day, but none like these, And no face have I ever seen like hers.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Without protection, save that which innocence gives to every good woman, they went about their work, fearing no assault and suffering none.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1