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noplace

American  
[noh-pleys] / ˈnoʊˌpleɪs /

adverb

  1. nowhere.


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See anyplace.

Etymology

Origin of noplace

First recorded in 1925–30; no 2 + place

Example Sentences

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They had noplace else to go; that's why they were living in the ruins among the detritus of war.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

“When the scenery gets too drab and the action too slow, we’ll call each other names and swear to part forever — but there’s noplace to go.”

From New York Times • May 8, 2013

I believe it’s made me stronger; noplace else I’ve ever been has daunted me in the slightest.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2010

Until the 1970s, networks could offer "serious journalism" knowing that viewers had noplace else to go.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only after he was starving and sleeping in flophouses did he tell them, “I’ve got no money and noplace to go,” and they were angry with him.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride