nothing of the sort

idiom

: nothing like that

—used to object to something or to deny something

"I'm quitting school." "You'll do nothing of the sort!"

"You said you would give me a loan." "I said nothing of the sort."

Examples of nothing of the sort in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Locke and Barnes’s discourse, one of the few sequences here with on-screen dialogue, does nothing of the sort. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024 Yet the thought that brought the most dread was that there would be nothing of the sort, only generous accounts. —

Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Or maybe nothing of the sort happens, and the coming weeks surprise us in wholly unexpected ways. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 May 2024 The new interface doesn't offer faster or more efficient charging, faster pairing, or more secure magnets—nothing of the sort. —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nothing of the sort

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