nisi

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

In the early 3rd century, biographer Diogenes Laërtius attributed the phrase “do not speak ill of the dead” to philosopher Chilon of Sparta, later popularized in Latin as De mortuis nihil nisi bonum.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2018

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

An arch has the school’s motto painted on it: Nil magnum nisi bonum.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel