nonevent

Example Sentences

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Luckily, the integration of books with LGBTQ+ characters into the curriculum this year appeared to be a nonevent for our youngest child, a fifth-grader at Westbrook Elementary School, and her friends.

From Washington Post

When the police suddenly leave the scene, it feels bizarre: What is this, a gun-toting emergency or a nonevent?

From New York Times

These steps could make a lockout a nonevent.

From Washington Post

“If nothing had happened, if Mr. Altheimer had not threatened you, had not been angry and upset and confronted you, it would have been a nonevent, wouldn’t it?” defense attorney Anne Bremner asked.

From Seattle Times

“Great preparation makes it look like a nonevent. The challenge here is it might smolder out, but it also might go into its next gear and we don’t know which way this virus is headed.”

From Washington Post