nope
Example Sentences
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Like in “Stop Making Sense”? There’s some stuff in there where I go, nope, can’t do that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Ole Miss said nope and promoted defensive coordinator Keith Golding to the head coach job; Kiffin publicly expressed his disappointment that the school rejected his request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
In its post, the company says it will let certain models of Claude nope out in “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
He found a Dan Williams in the nearby town of La Honda — but, nope, the screws weren’t his.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
“Nope, nope, nope,” he scolded as he handed it to Penelope.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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