How to Use nonnegotiable in a Sentence

nonnegotiable

adjective
  • But this is the rest of your life, and that is nonnegotiable.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 May 2025
  • The core should be nonnegotiable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Please note that these rules are immutable and nonnegotiable.
    — Megan Greenwell, Wired, 3 Mar. 2021
  • There are three, nonnegotiable things every wine drinker needs.
    — Marissa A. Ross, Bon Appetit, 18 Sep. 2017
  • These things are nonnegotiable.
    — Luciana Cemerka, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Labeling is a nonnegotiable in both my home and my clients’ homes.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
  • What are your nonnegotiable skin care products for keeping it in check?
    — Maureen Choi, Glamour, 10 May 2018
  • This is pretty much a nonnegotiable part of planting new oaks.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 24 July 2017
  • The world needs to become a better place, and that was nonnegotiable.
    — Amber Rambharose, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2021
  • But like with any life decisions, there is one big nonnegotiable.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 22 May 2018
  • And be prepared for the consequences if this is nonnegotiable for both of you.
    — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Think about what truly matters to you as a person, the things that are nonnegotiable.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Lack of peace robs you of good health and a sound mind, so once it's gone, your decision should be nonnegotiable.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • To that end, oral care is a nonnegotiable in Howey’s morning and night routine.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
  • Just like their big sister (jeans), denim shorts are a nonnegotiable item to have in your closet.
    — Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 14 May 2022
  • But where parents are united is in their demand for strong, nonnegotiable guardrails.
    — Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Briny cheese, fragrant mint and basil, walnuts and lavash or pita are nonnegotiable.
    — Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • The comments may have been more opening bid than nonnegotiable demand.
    — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Private access to the pool makes a morning dip nonnegotiable.
    — Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Among the most important elements of the plan is aid to the states, and that should be nonnegotiable.
    — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Treat self-learning as a nonnegotiable practice.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Freedom of the press, and the ability to do our jobs without fear, is nonnegotiable.
    — Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Sunblock, for Kunis and her kids, is a nonnegotiable.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Every film has re- quirements that are nonnegotiable.
    — Harpers Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Morticia says her family is nonnegotiable and throws the book in the fire.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
  • But for all creatures, from deep-sea microbes and slime molds to trees and humans, water is nonnegotiable.
    — Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Renting a golf cart is nonnegotiable in Hope Town; there’s no other way to get around.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
  • For most, poolside cocktails and the best local cuisine around is a nonnegotiable.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • There’s the family stuff and the business stuff, and the business stuff is nonnegotiable.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
  • If mindfulness, breaks and time in nature were as nonnegotiable as meetings.
    — Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025

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