Use neither in a sentence
Sentences starting with neither
- Neither were the youths idle; they busied themselves in making a costly coffin for the vanished corpse of the god, accompanying their work with dances and the sound of castanets. [10]
- Neither of the young men felt like attempting to see Laura that day, and she saw no company except the newspaper reporters, until the arrival of Col. [5]
- Neither any thing you have presented me, nor anything I have otherwise learned, has convinced me that he has been unfaithful to this charge. [7]
- Neither of us would have been here without the other, dear old man, and we shall not be separated. [11]
- Neither our comforting words nor your father's good advice--neither offerings nor prayers--could avail to lessen her grief or divert her mind. [10]
- Neither do the wise ones beat themselves uselessly against brick or stone. [9]
- Neither am I willing. [7]
- Neither were flags unknown to the Greeks. [10]
- Neither of these two adventurers into a wild world of feeling noticed that a man was sitting on a little knoll under a tree, not far away from their meeting-place, busy with pencil and paper. [11]
- Neither Jimmy nor Toots plays. [9]
Sentences ending with neither
- Yet I am well aware, it will not do either to complain, or sink, and I strive to do neither. [14]
- But he went visiting with Eos, another lady of previous acquaintance, down at a place called Ortygia, and Artemis shot him dead with a shaft Apollo had given her; but she didn't marry Apollo neither. [11]
- One can rely upon him, but I really need neither. [10]
- The next letter to Twichell takes up politics and humanity in general, in a manner complimentary to neither. [5]
- Not the first time, neither. [5]
- She tried to think of something else and to pray, but could do neither. [2]
- Towards both of these her mind had slowly and almost unconsciously changed, and she wished to think about neither. [11]
- Margaret explained that she was neither. [4]
- An' ye may rest heasy, Mr. Carvel, I'll not do wrong by 'im, neither. [9]
- I'm not ashamed of it, neither. [9]
Short sentences using neither
- Neither was unfamiliar to him. [10]
- Neither could I talk. [5]
- Neither did that other fellow. [5]
- Neither does any one else. [5]
- That's neither here nor there. [5]
- He neither saw nor heard. [5]
- He neither believes nor disbelieves. [11]
- Neither know I, nor care. [5]
- For a moment neither stirred. [11]
- For a time neither spoke. [4]
Sentences containing neither two or more times
- Of them it was written, that they shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for they neither go in themselves, neither suffer them that are entering to go in. [9]
- Politics, literature, arts, sciences, universal brotherhood and sisterhood, nothing was omitted; neither the poetry of Tennyson, nor the philosophy of Margaret Fuller; neither the virtues of association, nor of unbolted wheat. [4]
- Some statesman is said to have declared that he knew neither Easterners nor Westerners, Northerners nor Southerners, but only Americans; so Colonel Varney recognized neither Democrats nor Republicans; in our legislature party divisions were sunk in a greater loyalty to the Railroad. [9]
- He is neither overbearing nor submissive beyond just what is right; he holds neither with the great nor yet with the mean, but with men of our stamp. [10]
- His feelings ran neither high nor broad, but neither did they run low and muddy. [11]
- Nothingness--well, you have learnt to think; are you capable of defining the meaning of the word--a monster that has neither head nor tail, neither front nor back--can you, I say, define the idea of nothingness? [10]
- Neither side asked for quarter, and neither gave it. [5]
- Neither might reach for his knife, neither was able to hold the other down, Weldon's curses surcharged with hatred. [9]
- But the great final nothingness!--And that even is nonsense, for it can be neither great nor small, and come neither sooner nor later. [10]
- Neither man was content with this divided ownership, yet neither would sell to the other. [5]
More example sentences with the word neither in them
- I neither doubted yourself nor your courage. [11]
- The particulars of your plans I neither know nor seek to know. [7]
- I have called your attention to this movement in order to say that it was neither accidental nor isolated. [4]
- I repeat to you, it will neither be done nor attempted, unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it. [7]
- It is neither you nor Ulrich, who drives me hence, but the mysterious ancient curse, that pursues my people when they seek to rest; it is, it is. [10]
- And, Jane, neither you nor Lassiter, can brag. [13]
- We need neither you nor Katterle. [10]
- I know that you have neither the power nor the will to do it. [5]
- True, he had yielded reluctantly to this arrangement of his parents' old friend, and neither she nor Daphne had hitherto succeeded in soothing the fierce resentment against fate which filled his soul after the loss of his sight and his dearest friend. [10]
- In spite of wrong and injury, it would live on and on; and neither Time nor crime, nor anything mortal could obliterate it from his heart's oracles. [11]
- I have neither written nor made a speech on that subject, because that was their business, not mine, and if I had a wish on the subject, I had not the power to introduce it, or make it effective. [7]
- They could neither wrestle, shoot, nor climb, so we gave them little thought, and anything like actual flirtation was unknown--we had so many better things in our heads. [10]
- And yet you would have said that neither a cooper nor a carpenter kept them in use. [11]
- What manly pride would have cheerfully permitted him to accept was opposed by the defiant desire to show me, your father, you, the whole world, that he would depend upon himself, and needed assistance neither from human beings nor even the gods. [10]
- If possible, I would be very glad of another movement early enough to give us some benefit from the fact of the enemy's communication being broken; but neither for this reason nor any other do I wish anything done in desperation or rashness. [7]
- I believe there would be physical resistance to it which could neither be turned aside by argument nor driven away by force. [7]
- If the whole world crumbles into ruin, I shall neither marvel nor grieve. [10]
- But neither my words nor my action had gone unnoticed by the other end of the room. [9]
- For Gallicisms I won't be responsible," she remarked, turning to the author: "I have neither the money nor the time, like Prince Galitsyn, to engage a master to teach me Russian! [2]
- He did it with the vagueness of one in a dream, she thought, and she neither understood nor relished his uncomplimentary abstraction; so she straightway determined to give him some troublesome moments. [11]
- And when Jason, with Mopsus's assistance, put the same ribbons on his own lank pig, it looked neither better nor prouder than before, for it was no lucky animal and did not appreciate beautiful gifts. [10]
- A partition, covered with ill-wrought images and a few gilt ornaments, divided it from the main body of the church, and the whole edifice produced an impression that was neither splendid nor particularly edifying. [10]
- He remained there, with his head unconsciously bent forward, drinking in the melody, stirring neither hand nor foot, hardly breathing. [5]
- His eyes twinkled with a tipsy leer in his flushed face, and yet he was perfectly competent; and his instructions to the senate, though imperious indeed, were neither more nor less rational than in his soberest moods. [10]
- The coming woman will not smoke, to be sure; neither will she, in coming forward to take charge of the government, plead the Baby Act. [4]
- It was a wild and ear-splitting tumult; to Melissa, however, neither painful nor pleasing, for the one idea, that she must speak with the great physician, silenced every other. [10]
- The Minorite Ignatius, whom Father Benedictus had sent after him that he might finish the work which the latter had begun, was a man who lacked neither intellect nor eloquence; but he did not possess the fiery enthusiasm and aristocratic confidence of the dead man. [10]
- Under that building which we pass every day there are strong dungeons, where neither hook, nor bar, nor bed-cord, nor drinking-vessel from which a sharp fragment may be shattered, shall by any chance be seen. [6]
- In these days, when there had been neither games, nor pageants, nor distribution of corn, the Romans and Caesar had been their sole subjects of conversation. [10]
- From neither party, when in power, has the world any benefit to expect in science, art, or humanity, at all commensurate with the resources of the nation. [6]
- I can't tell what they said, though, nor what was the colour of the lady's pegnoir, for I am neither Nancy nor Polly nor the cook--nor Rigby. [11]
- The Whitely mills were significant of the new Bremerton, now neither village nor city, but partaking of the characteristics of both. [9]
- The two match-boxes were just alike, but neither was a plagiarism. [6]
- Therefore, if one were holding strictly to the year date, neither by age nor by fame would Beaumont have been eligible to attend such a gathering of august personages in the year 1601; but the point is unimportant. [5]
- But a heavy weight has fallen on my spirits, my good friend, and the sadness that gathers over me, will yield to neither hope nor reason. [12]
- He arrived alone, wearing the silk hat which had become habitual with him now, and stepping into his barouche at the station had been driven up Brampton Street behind his grays, looking neither to the right nor left. [9]
- But the point we wish to make is that neither society nor the law makes any allowance for the aberrations of human nature caused by dull and unpleasant weather. [4]
- I assert that we have again and again, during this discussion, urged facts and arguments against the subtreasury which they have neither dared to deny nor attempted to answer. [7]
- When we judged we had gone half a mile, we momently expected to see the guide; but no, he was not visible anywhere; neither was he waiting, for the rope was still moving, consequently he was doing the same. [5]
- But how shall we chronicle Bijah's rank and precedence in the Jethro army, in which there are neither shoulder-straps nor annual registers? [9]
- Since then the water had neither subsided nor overflowed. [4]
- A man's life"--he watched her closely with his wide, benevolent eyes--"is neither here nor there, nor a few thousands, in the destiny of a nation. [11]
- Whatever the feeling was, it was an open thing, which had neither motive nor purpose behind it--just a thing almost feminine in its nature. [11]
- But this thought was unbearable and an inward voice whispered that, having neither father nor mother, he was free to act according to his own will. [10]
- In this manner was the great tragedy and glory of the world made to the people a present thing, transforming them to the body of the Life that hath neither spot nor blemish nor . [11]
- The astonishing thing was that neither of them for the moment paid any attention to the infuriated man beside them. [9]
- Her whole house was scrubbed and cleaned on Saturdays; neither she nor the servants worked, and they all wore holiday dress and went to church. [2]
- D. D. Porter was placed in command of the steamer Powhatan, and Captain Samuel Mercer was detached therefrom, by my special order, and neither of them is responsible for any apparent or real irregularity on their part or in connection with that vessel. [7]
- This red-haired man was neither a sergeant nor a corporal, but being robust he ordered about those weaker than himself. [2]
- The preliminary speaking was in progress, but Stephen neither heard nor saw until he felt the heavy hand of his companion on his knee. [9]
- In his place was his father--Prince Andrew--and his father had neither shape nor form, but he existed, and when little Nicholas perceived him he grew faint with love: he felt himself powerless, limp, and formless. [2]
- Meanwhile the anteroom was every moment more crowded, and neither chose to give vent to his anger. [10]
- To Guida, who was both of the sea and of the land, fearless as to either, it was neither terrible nor desolate to be alone with the storm. [11]
- The preliminary sparring was an exchange of compliments, and deceived neither party. [9]
- The grey dawn was already glimmering, yet neither the expected vehicle nor Jorg had come. [10]
- It was neither vulgar nor cowardly to pass quietly from forces making for ruin, and so avert ruin and secure happiness. [11]
- She did not vouchsafe them a word, yet neither did she allow any of them to render her even the most trivial service. [10]
- He possessed virility, vitality in a remarkable degree, yet some elusive quality that was neither tact nor delicacy--though related to these differentiated him from the commonplace, self-made man of ability. [9]
- It was a violent case of mutual love at first sight, though neither party was entirely aware of the fact, perhaps. [5]
- It was all very well for one man to run vast risks and attempt quixotic enterprises, but neither he nor his countrymen had any right to expect Europe to embroil itself on his particular account. [11]
- We're neither of us likely to quarrel with the world as it is, I think, and we might as well make fun of it together. [9]
- We neither of us could keep still. [5]
- The daughters grow up under careful guidance, for the mother is neither ignorant nor inexperienced. [10]
- Sellers were both up early, for neither of them could sleep. [5]
- They were coarse, unsubstantial, freckled all over with broad yellow splotches, and could neither stand wear nor public exhibition. [5]
- Two maiden ladies --unmistakably such, though they appear neither "anxious nor aimless" --within the scoop-top smile benevolently on the sorrel back. [4]
- Her sails hung unfilled, her streamers were drooping, she had neither side-wheel nor stern-wheel; still she moved on, stately, in serene triumph, as if with her own life. [6]
- Luke Claridge had understood neither, not his wife when she had said: "Thee should let the Lord do His own work, Luke," nor his dying daughter Mercy, whose last words had been: "With love and sorrow I have sowed; he shall reap rejoicing--my babe. [11]
- He could not understand it, neither was he able to invent any remarks about it that could damage it or disturb it. [5]
- Beauty Steele was under the eyes of another self, and neither disdain, nor contempt, nor the passive stare, were available. [11]
- This basin of unbroken green rises away to the south and southeast into the rocky heights of Dix's Peak and Nipple Top,--the latter a local name which neither the mountain nor the fastidious tourist is able to shake off. [4]
- The horse neither turned head nor slackened gait. [11]
- A woman who triumphs over sea-sickness, whom steam from the boilers never affects, nor the propeller-screw disturbs, has little to fear from the words of a man who is neither adroit, eloquent, nor dramatic. [11]
- The others might treat them as they chose; he, at least, would neither say anything to them nor bow before them as the ears did before Joseph in Holy Writ. [10]
- It had early transpired that Rosannah, poor suffering orphan, had neither returned to her grandmother in Portland, Oregon, nor sent any word to her save a duplicate of the woeful note she had left in the mansion on Telegraph Hill. [5]
- During this whole transaction the smith felt like a wild animal in the hunter's toils, and could say neither "yes" nor "no. [10]
- It was as tranquil as formerly, and apparently had neither grown nor diminished in size. [5]
- They are to touch neither a sail nor a pump, but to be merely passengers--deadheads at that--to be carried snug and dry throughout the storm, and safely landed right side up. [7]
- As neither gentleman took hold of the other's fingers very hard, they fell apart quickly. [9]
- The Duke was too blind with anger to see the start of recognition his visitors gave at sight of each other, and by a concurrence of feeling neither Detricand nor Philip gave sign of acquaintance. [11]
- We saw ancient tombs and temples of fanciful architecture carved out of the solid rock high up in the face of precipices above our heads, but we had neither time nor strength to climb up there and examine them. [5]
- And I have told her about Annie's excellent house-keeping, also about the great Bacon conflict; (I told you it was a hundred to one that neither Livy nor the European powers had heard of that desolating struggle. [5]
- I came down today on business--from house to house in 12 1/2 hours, and expected to arrive dead, but am neither tired nor sleepy. [5]
- The old gentleman to whom we have referred had some very advanced views on healing, but he was not avowedly religious neither scholarly. [5]
- She had not to think of herself as weak, and neither was her lover's image dimmed to her by any surrender of his own principle or his own ideal. [4]
- They looked neither to the right nor to the left; they paid no attention to our party, they did not even seem to see them. [5]
- I never belonged to the American party organization, nor ever to a party called a Union party; though I hope I neither am or ever have been less devoted to the Union than yourself or any other patriotic man. [7]
- I am disposed to take his denial as being like an answer in chancery, that he neither had any knowledge, information, or belief in the existence of such a conspiracy. [7]
- When Orion came to see her she would stroke his waving hair and, as she desired not to wound him and make him even more unhappy than he must be already, she neither blamed nor admonished him, and never reminded him of his father's curse. [10]
- When Henderson rose to propose the health of Jerry Hollowell, neither he nor the man he eulogized as a creator of industries whose republican patriotism was not bound by State lines nor circumscribed by sections was without a sense of the humor of the situation. [4]
- So they're going to neither eat, sleep, smoke, nor speak the truth till they've crammed home the whole fifteen Meisterschafts auswendig! [5]
- I neither like to meet, nor to be met. [14]
- I write merely to let you know that I am neither dead nor dying. [7]
- He turned neither to left nor right, not even when the friendly voice of one who had worked with him bade him: "Cheer up, and do the trick. [11]
- No use trying to hold your breath until the first ballot is announced; it takes time to obtain the votes of one thousand men--especially when neither General Doby nor any one else knows who they are! [9]
- What she was to him, Heaven and he only knew; what she had done for him, perhaps neither understood fully as yet. [11]
- Val was dear to her--her brother Val; but she realised now that another had come who would occupy a place that neither father, nor brother, nor any other could fill. [11]
- The one resolution to escape rose stronger and stronger within me, and I determined neither to eat nor sleep until I had got away. [9]
- Your father is to come to me, not I to him, nor yet to your fort, neither will I bite at such a bait; as for the Monacans, I can revenge my own injuries. [4]
- With other men, to be defeated was to be forgotten; but with him defeat was but a trifling incident, neither changing him nor the world's estimate of him. [7]
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