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Zilch in a sentence

Zilch meaning

  1. A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
  2. Nothing, zero.

Synonyms of Zilch

nothing zippo zip zero naught goose egg cypher cipher aught null nada nix nil relative quantity

Related words

Other words often associated with Zilch or its synonyms:

nought code figure digit reckon quantity zipper void cardinal set message measure

Using Zilch

  • The main meaning on this page is: A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character. | Nothing, zero.
  • Useful related words include: nothing, zippo, zip, zero.
  • In the example corpus, zilch often appears in combinations such as: and zilch, zilch about.

Context around Zilch

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

show 1× assaulting 1× knew 1× disappointment 1× clearly 1× got 1× understand 1× include 1× zip 1×

Often after:

fell 1× seeing 1× cause 1× nada 1×

Sentence patterns with Zilch

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

6 and zilch 1× granlund for zilch just to 1× great disappointment zilch from my 1× i got zilch he said 1× include zip zilch nada and 1× india were zilch in april 1× is clearly zilch seeing as 1× left with zilch 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

americans use the 1× any poor soul 1× early greek settlers 1× factually score one 1× i got zilch 1× in the 1982 1×

Common sentence endings:

6 and zilch 1× an internal revolution 1× been used historically 1× even a flicker 1× for the legislature 1× harvard business school 1×

Words around Zilch

Just before it in the word index:

zilberman 5 zilbercoin 2 zilber 8 zilbalodis 3 zila 11 zil 8

Just after it in the word index:

zildjian 2 zile 6 ziliak 2 zilis 3 zilker 6 zill 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Zilch

  • In this selection, "zilch" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, show, assaulting, knew, fell, seeing and cause stand out and add context to how "zilch" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 6 and zilch and granlund for zilch just to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "zilch" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with zilch

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

To my great disappointment, zilch from my local paper. (9 words)

Factually, score One for Mills, and Zilch for the Legislature. (10 words)

Early Greek settlers there knew zilch about Harvard Business School. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

In the 1982 "Bullies" episode, a young Alasdair Gillis tried to show Zilch how to defend himself by clobbering him over the head with the pan, resulting in Alasdair and Barth taking turns assaulting Zilch until Zilch fell to the floor unconscious. (42 words)

Americans use the term zero most frequently; oh is also often used (though never when the quantity in question is nothing), and occasionally slang terms such as zilch or zip are used. (32 words)

This is hardly surprising considering that auto sales in India were zilch in April and just about sputtered to a semblance of recovery in May. (25 words)

Question examples

Would a new no-Brexit vote, reversing the past two years of negotiating to zilch, cause an internal revolution? (19 words)

Example sentences (17)

In the 1982 "Bullies" episode, a young Alasdair Gillis tried to show Zilch how to defend himself by clobbering him over the head with the pan, resulting in Alasdair and Barth taking turns assaulting Zilch until Zilch fell to the floor unconscious.

Factually, score One for Mills, and Zilch for the Legislature.

Like trading, say, a third-round pick and Mikael Granlund for zilch just to get rid of Granlund.

Early Greek settlers there knew zilch about Harvard Business School.

One member who saw the message said she “went away and looked up on their website” but there was “zilch” on environmental policies.

To my great disappointment, zilch from my local paper.

The answer, though, is clearly zilch, seeing as when Court lets Mike touch the staff, it gives off not even a flicker.

This is hardly surprising considering that auto sales in India were zilch in April and just about sputtered to a semblance of recovery in May.

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Even when the members of a band purportedly signs an “unbreakable legal document” that formalizes a cessation of touring, it’s worth: pretty much zilch.

Any poor soul who invested money into this bizarre was left with zilch.

I got zilch,” he said in a 2008 interview with CNN.

There are a lot of people who understand zilch about cricket and can never add any value to the development of the sport.

Would a new no-Brexit vote, reversing the past two years of negotiating to zilch, cause an internal revolution?

Americans use the term zero most frequently; oh is also often used (though never when the quantity in question is nothing), and occasionally slang terms such as zilch or zip are used.

Informal or slang terms for zero include zilch and zip. citation Ought and aught (main), as well as cipher, have also been used historically.

Slang words for zero include zip, zilch, nada, and scratch.

The Monkees wrote five of the 12 songs on the album, plus the two tracks "Band 6" and "Zilch".

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Common combinations with zilch

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "zilch" in a sentence?
An example: "In the 1982 "Bullies" episode, a young Alasdair Gillis tried to show Zilch how to defend himself by clobbering him over the head with the pan, resulting in Alasdair and Barth taking turns assaulting Zilch until Zilch fell to the floor unconscious." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "zilch" from authentic English texts.
What does "zilch" mean?
Zilch means: A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
What are synonyms of "zilch"?
Common synonyms of "zilch" include: nothing, zippo, zip, zero, naught, goose egg, cypher, cipher. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "zilch" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "zilch", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.