nisi
Example Sentences
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A decree nisi was due to be granted in March 2021.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
And that's only the beginning of what the nil nisi bonum faithful evaded.
From Salon ● May 8, 2021
So far, she has helped more than 1,000 couples, many of whom apologise to each other and go out for drinks despite their decree nisi.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 14, 2017
My high school Latin teacher taught me the ethic of de mortuis nil nisi bonum: Say nothing but good about the dead.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2016
An arch has the school’s motto painted on it: Nil magnum nisi bonum.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
