On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Neither. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Neither meaning
Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.
Using Neither
- The main meaning on this page is: Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.
- In the example corpus, neither often appears in combinations such as: that neither, and neither, but neither.
Context around Neither
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 15 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Neither
- In this selection, "neither" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, certainly, terms, killed, team, party and jew stand out and add context to how "neither" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include one that neither team wants, admit that neither of those, neither side, neither team and neither party. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "neither" sits close to words such as views, represents and mentioned, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with neither
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Neither big nor small, neither asymmetrical nor symmetrical. (8 words)
That’s right, neither do I—neither does anyone,” Trump said. (11 words)
Neither of my parents attended four-year universities, and neither did most of my family members. (16 words)
The tic-tac-toe position above was reached in a game between two flawless players, meaning neither of them ever made a move that would allow their opponent to win by force and neither of them missed an opportunity to force a win themselves. (44 words)
In a video message, he is expected to say that “neither the Conservatives or Labour are capable of tackling” the “big, deep-rooted challenges in our country” because neither will change the “broken political system” that underpins them. (38 words)
In most of the Southern States a majority of the whole people of all colors are neither slaves nor masters, while in the Northern a large majority are neither hirers nor hired. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28).
Among other terms, neither party made any cash payments towards the other under the Agreement and neither party assumed legal expenses related to the other.
But certainly neither one was a big hit, and certainly neither one was particularly well-received by the audience at large.
He was killed neither by Man or animal; was killed at dusk which was neither night nor day; and was throttled when he was raised off the ground.
In most of the Southern States a majority of the whole people of all colors are neither slaves nor masters, while in the Northern a large majority are neither hirers nor hired.
Neither big nor small, neither asymmetrical nor symmetrical.
Neither team could afford to lose this game, really, but a draw also does neither any help.
The tic-tac-toe position above was reached in a game between two flawless players, meaning neither of them ever made a move that would allow their opponent to win by force and neither of them missed an opportunity to force a win themselves.
After a first half in which neither team could make a run because neither team could get a stop, Denver and Philadelphia exchanged haymakers in the second half.
In a video message, he is expected to say that “neither the Conservatives or Labour are capable of tackling” the “big, deep-rooted challenges in our country” because neither will change the “broken political system” that underpins them.
Neither party address the most threatening issue of our time, the climate crisis, and neither seems to want to stop subsidising fossil fuel companies.
Neither possibility reassures me, and I suspect that neither will end Democratic worries about his fitness and about voters’ impressions of it.
And I found neither of those satisfying because neither of them gave any instruction or any idea on things that we could or should be doing in the meantime.
Neither of my parents attended four-year universities, and neither did most of my family members.
So long as neither gains an upper hand in this to and fro, neither is seriously harmed and the game continues.
Neither side disputed that Palkowitsch kicked Baker, and neither argued that Baker was the armed suspect police were looking for.
That’s right, neither do I—neither does anyone,” Trump said.
The swathe of retirements added some luster to a match that usually is one that neither team wants to play, but also one that neither team wants to lose.
But it’s time to admit that neither of those statements is particularly true anymore, particularly in Quebec, and neither is the trope that a picture is worth a thousand words.
Neither is releasable into the wild, as one had to have a wing tip amputated, and other one had a broken wing, so neither can fly.
Phrases with neither
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with neither
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- that neither 34×
- and neither 28×
- but neither 25×
- neither of 18×
- neither the 18×
- neither is 15×
- is neither 12×
- however neither 8×
- neither team 6×
- because neither 6×