noes
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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There is a final group, too: the hard noes, whose assuredness should be respected.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
On this occasion, there are more emphatic "noes" than groans, and Ms Harris accepts defeat this time around.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
An August referendum on restarting the reactor, held just three months after it closed, failed to attract a quorum, though the yes votes outweighed the noes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Kentridge brings it to America thirsting for even less good yeses and noes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
We rise on our yeses and maybes, Then fall on our noes and our buts.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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