nisi
Example Sentences
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And that's only the beginning of what the nil nisi bonum faithful evaded.
From Salon ● May 8, 2021
And it replaces the terms "decree nisi" and "decree absolute" with "conditional order" and "final order".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2020
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
De mortuis nil nisi bonum, and all that, but you who don't remember JFK's presidency should recognize that he became a legend only after he was killed.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2015
The experience of true, passionate love that had been snatched away from me just when it had been in my grasp— Nil satis nisi optimum, interrupted my father’s voice, booming inside my head.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
