nonentity

Example Sentences

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Shawn is played by out actor Rafael L. Silva, but the character’s sexuality is only noted in passing, and his relationship with his boyfriend is a nonentity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

A few days ago he called the Kremlin leader "a nonentity" and "a cowardly waste of space", says BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

Overseas, the U.S. government treated Mr. Joseph like a nonentity.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

He has been largely overshadowed in the public's consciousness by the president before him, John F. Kennedy, who dismissed Johnson as a nonentity.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2021

He also wasn’t supposed to let me, a nonentity on loan from JV, fill in for him.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan