something for nothing
Example Sentences
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It’s the show’s trademark exclamation, the involuntary squawk of the lucky person who’s just gotten something for nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
If this were a tenant whom you didn’t know, you would evict them and pull your hair out over how anyone could feel so entitled as to take something for nothing.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026
Generally speaking, the first clue that a video may not be what it seems is simply that it's offering something for nothing.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
Of course, theorists don’t get something for nothing.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2022
I can still taste that festival: the tart air, caramel in the mouth, the hope at the door, the belief in something for nothing all children take for granted.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
