Example Sentences

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Yas: “a playful or nonserious way to say ‘yes!’

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021

“It’s like a nonserious stroke,” 1988 Olympian Missy Marlowe tweeted.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

In total, 9,000 adverse events were reported, with 979 serious and the rest classified as nonserious, according to the most recent C.D.C. report available.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2021

For a taste of that nonserious flavor, check out the faux ads they made below.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2018

Facial swelling in the morning is not unusual, and it’s usually nonserious.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2018