nonevent

Example Sentences

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Local polling in May should be a nonevent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Life is the nonevent, man,” he once told me.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

With so much disorganized majesty happening in the arrival portion of the ceremony, one might think that the actual swearing-in portion of the morning would be a nonevent in comparison.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

The most important reason for optimism comes from a nonevent: The long-predicted recession of 2023 simply hasn’t happened.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

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 • Apr. 17, 2023