Nowhere
adverb
Not in or to any place.
We have nowhere to go for the vacation
Often appears as...
- nowhere to go
- nowhere to be found
adverb
To no place or result.
The hikers were lost and got themselves nowhere
Often appears as...
- get nowhere
- going nowhere
noun
A place that is remote, unimportant, or unknown.
They live in the middle of nowhere
Often appears as...
- middle of nowhere
- appears out of nowhere
adverb
Not at all or to no extent.
His answer was nowhere near correct
Often appears as...
- nowhere near enough
- nowhere near finished
adverb
Not in or to any place.
We have nowhere to go for the vacation
Often appears as...
- nowhere to go
- nowhere to be found
adverb
To no place or result.
The hikers were lost and got themselves nowhere
Often appears as...
- get nowhere
- going nowhere
noun
A place that is remote, unimportant, or unknown.
They live in the middle of nowhere
Often appears as...
- middle of nowhere
- appears out of nowhere
adverb
Not at all or to no extent.
His answer was nowhere near correct
Often appears as...
- nowhere near enough
- nowhere near finished
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Lack of options
Use 'nowhere' when highlighting the absence of any possible choices or alternatives.
I wanted to shop, but there was nowhere open past midnight.
Pro Tip 2/2Feeling trapped
Expresses a feeling of being trapped or without escape when used with 'to go' or 'to turn'.
I felt stranded with nowhere to turn.
Pro Tip 1/2Lack of options
Use 'nowhere' when highlighting the absence of any possible choices or alternatives.
I wanted to shop, but there was nowhere open past midnight.
Pro Tip 2/2Feeling trapped
Expresses a feeling of being trapped or without escape when used with 'to go' or 'to turn'.
I felt stranded with nowhere to turn.
Pro Tip 1/2Lack of options
Use 'nowhere' when highlighting the absence of any possible choices or alternatives.
I wanted to shop, but there was nowhere open past midnight.
Pro Tip 2/2Feeling trapped
Expresses a feeling of being trapped or without escape when used with 'to go' or 'to turn'.
I felt stranded with nowhere to turn.
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A Collection Of Wild...
it's fabulous in fact once you get your eye in there's dozens of them there are yeah you can see how actual waves almost crashing below them clear water yeah and have monkeys i know it's such a bizarre sight you know i've filmed primates all over the world but there's nowhere that it's like this
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Could comets be the...
Appearing throughout historical records, these mysterious lights that came out of nowhere and disappeared after a short while were thought to be ill omens of war and famine, or the wrath of gods. But recent research has revealed that comets may be even more deeply connected
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Making robots more like...
understand accents they understand nor in noisy environments so speech is another important thing a six-year-old child has manual dexterity good enough to do any task we ask a factory worker can do in a low-cost production region but our robots are nowhere near as good
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What makes something...
K, the protagonist, is arrested out of nowhere and made to go through a bewildering process where neither the cause of his arrest, nor the nature of the judicial proceedings are made clear to him. This sort of scenario is considered so characteristic of Kafka's work
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The colossal consequences...
the world's active volcanoes, and procedures for predicting eruptions, conducting evacuations and diverting lava flows have improved over the years. But the massive scale and global reach of a supervolcano means that for many people there would be nowhere to run.
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Filming The World's...
to grow in its own little pile of casserole fertilizer australia's wildlife is found nowhere else it's incredibly special so what i wanted people to take away from the casserole sequence and from the program i guess was that
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
It had a greater population of sheep than people, so help if we needed it was nowhere to be found. I was in the water taking pictures of surfers, and it started to snow. And then the temperature began to drop.
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World's Hardest Climb...
the bratty little kid was common really hard out of nowhere he has a great fierce open faced passion for climbing and for the art of the natural world as it is expressed through climbing
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Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
fish appear as if from nowhere the schools gather around anything for protection
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10 TOP Natural History...
then as if from nowhere and a deli the feistiest penguin in the world
Video examples
A Collection Of Wild...
it's fabulous in fact once you get your eye in there's dozens of them there are yeah you can see how actual waves almost crashing below them clear water yeah and have monkeys i know it's such a bizarre sight you know i've filmed primates all over the world but there's nowhere that it's like this
Video examples
Could comets be the...
Appearing throughout historical records, these mysterious lights that came out of nowhere and disappeared after a short while were thought to be ill omens of war and famine, or the wrath of gods. But recent research has revealed that comets may be even more deeply connected
Video examples
Making robots more like...
understand accents they understand nor in noisy environments so speech is another important thing a six-year-old child has manual dexterity good enough to do any task we ask a factory worker can do in a low-cost production region but our robots are nowhere near as good
Video examples
What makes something...
K, the protagonist, is arrested out of nowhere and made to go through a bewildering process where neither the cause of his arrest, nor the nature of the judicial proceedings are made clear to him. This sort of scenario is considered so characteristic of Kafka's work
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
the world's active volcanoes, and procedures for predicting eruptions, conducting evacuations and diverting lava flows have improved over the years. But the massive scale and global reach of a supervolcano means that for many people there would be nowhere to run.
Video examples
Filming The World's...
to grow in its own little pile of casserole fertilizer australia's wildlife is found nowhere else it's incredibly special so what i wanted people to take away from the casserole sequence and from the program i guess was that
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
It had a greater population of sheep than people, so help if we needed it was nowhere to be found. I was in the water taking pictures of surfers, and it started to snow. And then the temperature began to drop.
Video examples
World's Hardest Climb...
the bratty little kid was common really hard out of nowhere he has a great fierce open faced passion for climbing and for the art of the natural world as it is expressed through climbing
Video examples
Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
fish appear as if from nowhere the schools gather around anything for protection
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
then as if from nowhere and a deli the feistiest penguin in the world
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
IronE Singleton
American Actor
My daughter was born when I was nowhere near where I am now, and she took me to another level. I said, 'I have to become a better person in this life if I want to serve as an example. If I want to set a positive example for her, I need to get better myself.
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iJustine
American Celebrity
When I grew up, I grew up in the middle of nowhere. I wasn't really able to have access to people other than like, my family, so being able to just have that access to people and technology to really change the world is incredible.
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Steve Wozniak
American Businessman
Your first projects aren't the greatest things in the world, and they may have no money value, they may go nowhere, but that is how you learn - you put so much effort into making something right if it is for yourself.
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Ginuwine
American Actor
When you're doing good, everybody praises you. But when everything's all gone, a lot of people are nowhere to be found. So you always just believe in yourself, do it yourself and you won't be let down.
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Jenna Johnson
American Athlete
I feel like I am nowhere near perfect and I have my really rough days and my really off days, but I think being aware of it is the first step to helping yourself.
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Glenn McGrath
Australian Cricketer
When things aren't going well it can feel like the world is against you and there's nowhere to turn.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.
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Erin O'Connor
English Model
I enjoy travelling the world, but nowhere beats Walsall.
Quote examples
IronE Singleton
American Actor
My daughter was born when I was nowhere near where I am now, and she took me to another level. I said, 'I have to become a better person in this life if I want to serve as an example. If I want to set a positive example for her, I need to get better myself.
Quote examples
iJustine
American Celebrity
When I grew up, I grew up in the middle of nowhere. I wasn't really able to have access to people other than like, my family, so being able to just have that access to people and technology to really change the world is incredible.
Quote examples
Steve Wozniak
American Businessman
Your first projects aren't the greatest things in the world, and they may have no money value, they may go nowhere, but that is how you learn - you put so much effort into making something right if it is for yourself.
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Ginuwine
American Actor
When you're doing good, everybody praises you. But when everything's all gone, a lot of people are nowhere to be found. So you always just believe in yourself, do it yourself and you won't be let down.
Quote examples
Jenna Johnson
American Athlete
I feel like I am nowhere near perfect and I have my really rough days and my really off days, but I think being aware of it is the first step to helping yourself.
Quote examples
Glenn McGrath
Australian Cricketer
When things aren't going well it can feel like the world is against you and there's nowhere to turn.
Quote examples
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
Quote examples
Carl Sagan
American Scientist
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
Quote examples
Sophocles
Greek Poet
Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.
Quote examples
Erin O'Connor
English Model
I enjoy travelling the world, but nowhere beats Walsall.
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