How to Use nonevent in a Sentence

nonevent

noun
  • But for the first time since 1998, the governor’s race was a nonevent.
    — Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The measure of their success is that Y2K now feels like a nonevent.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Instead of wreaking havoc, the year’s end was a nonevent.
    — Michael S. Derby, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Last night my wife and I prayed for all those affected by the impact of this current nonevent.
    — Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
  • In terms of its effect , a drone that fell from the skies one recent morning in an area south of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, was a nonevent.
    — Nabih Bulos, latimes.com, 17 June 2019
  • The restaurant will be open to the public – even on nonevent days – but ticket holders will have access to the arena.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2017
  • For some areas, this may turn out to be a nonevent: a little wet snow that doesn’t accumulate much.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Wednesday’s storms were a nonevent for much of Connecticut, where a couple of hours of heavy rain was followed by sunshine and cold.
    — Russell Blair, courant.com, 22 Apr. 2021
  • This seeming nonevent developed into front-page news at the New York Times.
    — Steve Milloy, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • When Amy cuts off Danny in a parking lot of a big-box store, what could have been a nonevent turns into a high-speed car chase with a side of property damage.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The real nonevent of 2017 was Paris versus Los Angeles.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Forecasts may trend toward a more significant snow event or a nonevent with no snow.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The scramble produced a range of reports — sloppy and incomplete, for the most part — that amplified the nonevent and, yes, exposed Sandmann to ridicule.
    — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • This could be a nonevent and most models show no precipitation.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2018
  • If her forecast is right, the Fed policy meeting on Wednesday will turn out to be a nonevent in a gradual return to normal policy.
    — Neil Irwin, New York Times, 14 June 2017
  • Suite holders are also encouraged to use the space for company meetings and private gatherings on nonevent days at the arena.
    — James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018
  • By suggesting it, Len had communicated his desire to make the reunion between us a nonevent.
    — Morgan Thomas, The Atlantic, 16 May 2021
  • When settlements are small, of course, excluding the legal costs associated with them is a nonevent.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The coronavirus, from this standpoint, is compared to impeachment and the special counsel’s report, major news events dismissed by Trump allies as hyped-up nonevents.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The platform is optimized to make the nonevent of its own exaggerated demise seem significant.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In biopic form, LeRoy’s fame loses some of its sociological complexity, which might explain why this movie was a nonevent.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 June 2022
  • But Venice this year was a bland, hippieish nonevent, while Documenta descended into a self-righteous muddle.
    — Longreads, 19 Dec. 2017

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