How to Use thereof in a Sentence

thereof

adverb
  • What’s your question about your own love life (or lack thereof)?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2021
  • But now comes the response to the response, or lack thereof.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Despite its pop/soul sound, the song doesn't quite deal with love, but with the lack thereof.
    — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The world will judge him on wins, losses, banners or lack thereof.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022
  • Their value, or lack thereof, will become clear in the months to come.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2018
  • And what does the presence of an en suite (or lack thereof) mean for resale?
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
  • That tension, or rather the lack thereof, became a key theme in the film.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Here's what experts have to say about your sipping habits (or lack thereof).
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • There’s been a lot of news this week about the return to the office… or the lack thereof.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • But for Savage the appeal was the process, or a lack thereof.
    — Danielle Kwateng, Allure, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Food deserts play a major role in the issue of food access—or lack thereof.
    — Jessica Jones, M.s., R.d.n., SELF, 18 Mar. 2021
  • But Fears doesn’t seem to be bothered by the numbers, or lack thereof.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • And, part of that has been personnel – or lack thereof, due to injury.
    — Jim Owczarski, Cincinnati.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • This make syour forward-facing style more of a style, instead of a dull lack thereof.
    — Adam Hurly, GQ, 1 May 2018
  • Jalen Hurts' critics will bring up the numbers -- or lack thereof.
    — Matt Zenitz, AL.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • There have been niceties and brownnosing, but no sanctions or threats thereof.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • Brady wasn’t asked about the handshake, or lack thereof, after the Rams game.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Transparency, and the lack thereof, was a running theme this year.
    — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, 18 Dec. 2018
  • In both blazes, sprinklers - of lack thereof - played a critical role in the loss of life.
    — Kyle Swenson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • In both blazes, sprinklers — of lack thereof — played a critical role in the loss of life.
    — Kyle Swenson, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2018
  • And remain in touch with your daughter-in-law, too — but on her terms from now on, or your best guess thereof.
    — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • That’s what cost us the game, and our run defense, or lack thereof, all year cost us the division.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2022
  • The true villain, meanwhile, is oxygen -- or rather, the lack thereof.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 22 Apr. 2021
  • One of the biggest complaints about a small bathroom is storage—or the lack thereof.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2022
  • Iowa’s offense — or lack thereof — would cater to the idea that this should be more of a Proctor game.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • No prize or any portion thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • No prize or any portion thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash.
    — Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The boundaries between man and beast, and the care and feeding thereof, have begun to erode.
    — April Long, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Wolves were letting the whistles, or lack thereof, mess with their emotions in the game.
    — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 7 May 2021
  • The price bump is tied to the world’s access to the Strait of Hormuz, or the lack thereof.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026

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