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Example sentences for "knowing nothing"

  • But is it thus that one loves at nineteen when, knowing nothing of the world, desiring everything, the young man feels within him the germ of all the passions?

  • At the sight of the arms of the Ambraciots from the city, the herald was astonished at their number, knowing nothing of the disaster and fancying that they were those of their own party.

  • It came to him that the Count might honestly doubt Lois' word and that, knowing nothing of her, he would have had little reason to trust her.

  • Knowing nothing of the truth, he believed that they were taking him to Lois Boriskoff and that she was already in custody.

  • If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing.

  • Winterborne, knowing nothing of the timber-merchant's restitutory aims, quietly thought all this to be a kindly chance.

  • It was poor Marty's only card, and she played it, knowing nothing of fashion, and thinking her revelation a fatal one for a lover.

  • Knowing nothing of the incident in the wood on old Midsummer-eve, Grace felt that her suspicions were unworthy and absurd, and with the readiness of an honest heart she jumped at the opportunity of honoring his word.

  • And yet what countless generations of men had borne their pain, knowing nothing of the one Healer.

  • The parish church droned away, the Unitarian minister preached decorously to empty benches, knowing nothing of the agitations outside.

  • But to your daughter, young, innocent, knowing nothing of the world, and less than nothing of men, he would bring only unhappiness and woe.

  • Here, where the full shy heart of him had first known the secret of its power in those long-gone boyhood days, he had entered upon his heritage, thinking only of its joy, knowing nothing of its pain.

  • He had the most innocent tenderness for them, and, knowing nothing of love, he thought he was in love.

  • They were the flying squadron of incompetent journalists, who, knowing nothing, try to hide their ignorance by belauding the victors and belaboring the vanquished.

  • Those men who have laughed to scorn the books in which the prophets have treasured the Word, were in such a state of ignorance as men are in, who, in this world, knowing nothing of a science, mock the truths of that science.

  • In the meantime they had taken a Priest, who, knowing nothing of the watch set about the place, was coming to our house for safety.

  • She put her views into practice with wonderful courage, knowing nothing of any prejudices, but accomplishing her duty, such as she understood it, to the very end.

  • Benedetta had grown up in such absolute purity and ignorance, knowing nothing of herself, so shut off from existence, that marriage with another than Dario was to her simply the rupture of a long-kept promise of life in common.

  • Pierre, knowing nothing of Lisbeth, failed to understand the allusions of Orlando and his son.

  • But is it thus one loves at nineteen when, knowing nothing of the world, desiring everything, one feels, within, the germ of all the passions?

  • He was bending down, his pretty face full of concernful sympathy, and in a minute said--knowing nothing of my thoughts, of course.

  • It turned out afterwards that, knowing nothing of their tides, I had drifted much too far to northward, and consequently the coast had closed up the estuary mouth I should have entered.

  • Pale and exhausted, knowing nothing of what had happened at Esther's house during his absence, he only knew that he was the intimate ally of an escaped convict, a situation which enabled him to guess at disaster worse than death.

  • The people, knowing nothing of representative Government, chose for themselves their leaders, and prepared to yield them unlimited obedience.

  • In vain his mother and Dolores strove to cheer him, knowing nothing of the cause of his grief, or if Dolores suspected somewhat of the cause, she kept it to herself and never spoke to him of Magdalen Miranda.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "knowing nothing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    call myself; coming out; dish them; exclusive fishing; general principles; great estimation; knowing good and evil; knowing look; knowing nothing; knowing that; knowing what; long knives; must fall; noble woman; other times; personal liberty; played upon; sample copy; single action; sweet wine; teach thee; temporal goods; thinking that; water pipe; white heather; woman shall