How to Use thereof in a Sentence

thereof

adverb
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  • 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 Hilton isn’t just a blitzer that the Bengals have to use on the edge because of his size (and lack thereof).
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
  • And what does the presence of an en suite (or lack thereof) mean for resale?
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 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
  • The boundaries between man and beast, and the care and feeding thereof, have begun to erode.
    — April Long, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The world will judge him on wins, losses, banners or lack thereof.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022
  • One of the biggest complaints about a small bathroom is storage—or the lack thereof.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2022
  • The last consideration was the shade range, and, in some cases, the lack thereof.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022
  • What’s with all the unders? Scoring, or lack thereof, in the NFL has been a big story thus far this season.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • And if Rhaenyra needed Plan Tea, that means Rhaenyra lied about her chastity (or lack thereof).
    — ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The problem, as always with Wood, is his defense, or lack thereof.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The suit alleges the jail staff’s actions or lack thereof caused injury to Quinones and resulted in the death of her baby.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
  • And due to the way officials have handled the calls or lack thereof, she’s been outspoken about it.
    — oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Eliza, 26, and Rodney, 30, chatted on the beach about their world travels, or in Rodney's case, a lack thereof.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The presence, or lack thereof of having Ohtani on the roster could have an impact on the price Moreno can fetch for his franchise.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • For Lindholm, Cullen’s motive, or lack thereof, is less important than the how of it all.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2022
  • France is not alone in the growing conversation about swimwear and lack thereof.
    — Fox News, 22 June 2022
  • All of this edginess is balanced out by your base makeup, or lack thereof.
    — Paige Stables, Allure, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Utah needs more production from its wide receivers, and the numbers, or lack thereof, back that up.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
  • And on the heels of the film festival, fans are poring over every interaction (or lack thereof) between the pair, as well as the rest of the cast.
    — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
  • And, from that distance (or lack thereof), Bieber’s pink beanie was impossible to miss.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Nov. 2022
  • All Annie and Patrick want for Christmas is to be left alone — away from their families, their high-stress jobs and love lives (or lack thereof).
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2022
  • So what is to come in terms of Jeff Garlin's departure and Murray's presence, or lack thereof?
    — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022
  • But then again, exhibitionism, or lack thereof, doesn’t matter in the court of law.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Her mother rejected the idea, but the damage was done; Swain developed even more of a complex about the hair (or lack thereof) on her head.
    — Taiia Smart Young, refinery29.com, 5 July 2022
  • Nationwide, sportsmanship — or the lack thereof — is the focus of high school sports this season.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • That should explain the level of worry -- or lack thereof -- permeating through the team.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2022
  • There has been no shortage of debate about the importance, or lack thereof, of ditching plastic straws.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Creator Angela Lanter says the trick to getting the most challenging part of this tutorial right is the brows—or lack thereof.
    — Irene Richardson, Country Living, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Tolman said that normally charges or the threat thereof would be brought before the termination of the first grand jury.
    — Fox News, 21 July 2022

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