no place for
idiom
—used to say that someone or something does not belong in a particular place, situation, etc.
This party is no place for children.
There is no place for racism in our society.
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Petrelli gives a nuanced performance that emphasizes the meaning that Thea finds in researching and writing alongside Lövborg, even if the academic and publishing worlds have no place for her.
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Either way, Hardy knew a snowy street on a freezing cold day was no place for a lizard.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s no place for Tanner to hide upstairs at the attic-like Henry Murray Stage.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Either way, Hardy knew a snowy street on a freezing cold day was no place for a lizard.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s no place for Tanner to hide upstairs at the attic-like Henry Murray Stage.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“No place for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20place%20for. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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