no-count
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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When I say ‘we,’ I mean every Cleveland no-count between the ages of 14 and 24.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2018
Health officers refused to let the poison be poured into an abandoned well or buried in "some no-count piece of land."
From Time Magazine Archive
He begins as a cocky, kindly, no-count bum, the best motive for whose footlessness is his dislike for "cheating pennies out of poor devils poorer than meself."
From Time Magazine Archive
Barrett, a no-count Brave tossed into the $50,000 deal for Mort Cooper, won 21 games for St. Louis under Southworth's persuasive handling.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Why you want to be a no-count farmer?” he thundered.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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