: an expected event that fails to take place or to satisfy expectations
b
: an often highly publicized event of little intrinsic interest or significance
2
: an occurrence that is officially ignored
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe scramble produced a range of reports — sloppy and incomplete, for the most part — that amplified the nonevent and, yes, exposed Sandmann to ridicule. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 On the other, an online release usually registers as a nonevent, and many of the great movies hardly make a blip on the mediascape despite being more accessible than ever. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2021 For intensive renders and games, that means noisy fans spinning up to keep the CPU and GPU cool, resulting in the notorious laptop hum: a cardinal sin in some settings and a total nonevent in others. Lynne Peskoe-yang, Popular Mechanics, 27 May 2021 By suggesting it, Len had communicated his desire to make the reunion between us a nonevent. Morgan Thomas, The Atlantic, 16 May 2021 Wednesday’s storms were a nonevent for much of Connecticut, where a couple of hours of heavy rain was followed by sunshine and cold. Russell Blair, courant.com, 22 Apr. 2021 There has also been one major nonevent: the Biden presidential noncampaign. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2020 That was his message to me after Miami’s first-round sweep of the Indiana Pacers, when Butler’s forceful play turned what was supposed to be a heated showdown against the Pacers’ T.J. Warren into a nonevent. Marc Stein, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2020 Last night my wife and I prayed for all those affected by the impact of this current nonevent.Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020 See More