nothing comes of

phrase

: nothing results from
We discussed plans for a new project, but nothing came of them.

Examples of nothing comes of in a Sentence

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And then, nothing comes of it, and the two continue to be together and seemingly happy. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Dec. 2025 And nothing comes of it Offense once again does nothing. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025 Some are more plausible than others, and more often than not nothing comes of it. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 Hungarian officials are privately hoping nothing comes of the plan — but are simultaneously workshopping new import options, according to Bloomberg. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025 This is either sloppy writing or a red herring, because literally nothing comes of this warning. — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 Even if nothing comes of those discussions, the talks certainly signaled to the FCC that Skydance could be open to making CBS News tilt further to the right. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 July 2025 If nothing comes of it, Petrovic will have to report back for pre-season training. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Yet nothing comes of it; nothing comes of most of their efforts, not even embarrassment. — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024

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“Nothing comes of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20comes%20of. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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