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
Again, de mortuis nil nisi bonum, but let's not forget that the legend of JFK is largely that -- a legend.
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
