Each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I promise the number for nay is higher than the % of people think Obama is a Muslim. From Wordnik.com. [Major Clinton backer switches to Obama] Reference
Maybe I'm just sayin 'nay today, but my general impression of these new things is "meh". From Wordnik.com. [Sci Fi (SyFy) Orders Three 'New' Mini-Series] Reference
Specifically, the process of getting a yeah or nay from a single or couple of experts, is a rather odd criteria for being pubworthy. From Wordnik.com. [Tyler: A Plague on Both Your Houses, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Be generic, yea or nay is about the only thing that staffer is going to remember as long as the letter is not crackpot, as you stated. From Wordnik.com. [Thoughts on Lead Bans] Reference
In Old Norse Klakkr means both cloud and rock; nay, the English word cloud itself has been identified with the Anglo-Saxon clûd, rock. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology] Reference
"nay, nay, that is part of the snake-cult ritual!". From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Warlord]
POLUS: Said the reverse! nay, that is what I assert. From Wordnik.com. [Gorgias] Reference
Having no one to keep us, or say us nay, that is exactly what we did. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph Days] Reference
'Different, -- nay, that is not the word: the heart of a little child has come back to her. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Max] Reference
It is a notification to the factionaries that their nay is the yea of truth, and its best test. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4] Reference
Not only does it bring us what is clasp'd within its covers; nay, that is the least of what it brings. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy] Reference
Hence there is in genius itself an unconscious activity; nay, that is the genius in the man of genius. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Remains, Volume 1] Reference
Not only does it bring us what is claspd within its covers; nay, that is the least of what it brings. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible as Poetry. November Boughs] Reference
For where is Bohun? where is Mowbray? where is Mortimer? nay, which is more and most of all, where is Plantagenet?. From Wordnik.com. [The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2] Reference
His is the hair of a gallant youth trained up in manly sports, mine a woman's curled and combed; nay, that is a hopeless clue. From Wordnik.com. [Electra] Reference
Seriously, Hardy’s point on the chardbono-nay is using the new marketing tools are useless (or should be) if you making crappy juice. From Wordnik.com. [Baboons, biting hands, Bordeaux disarray, sommeliers – sipped and spit | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
If he were present I should vote "nay" on this question. From Wordnik.com. [Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887] Reference
By about 1: 40 p.m. the "nay" votes were slightly ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Bailout Plan Rejected, Markets Plunge,] Reference
One may agree that a Dangdut Lounge nearby is a sure "nay". From Wordnik.com. [Exclusivity Has No Price.] Reference
So, when is the dissent (as opposed to a simple "nay") made public?. From Wordnik.com. [What Is This Thing Called The Credentials Committee?] Reference
But did he actually have a "nay" vote for it or did he just not vote?. From Wordnik.com. [Study: Troops Deployed Abroad Gave Six Times More To Obama Than To McCain] Reference
He would have no 'nay' on any grounds, but exacted immediate obedience. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
Barack and Hillary both did vote "nay" on Gonzales, as did most Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [Dem Prez Candidates Chime In On U.S. Attorneys Scandal] Reference
He moved DOD money around to fund the effort since Congress voted "nay" on approval of it. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Ratchets Up Attacks On Hillary: "Too Willing To Give President A Blank Check"] Reference
Demonstrative cohesiveness is what they need to project; Schumer HAS to vote "nay" on this. From Wordnik.com. [Leahy Against Mukasey] Reference
It passed on July 22, 265-166 with Lee and 12 other anti-war Democrats casting "nay" votes. From Wordnik.com. [Howie Klein: How Obama Plans to Keep Funding a Senseless Afghanistan War] Reference
House came from Democrats, or that 80% of the "nay" vote in the Senate came from Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [The Democrats' Missing History] Reference
Go look up what Democrats who voted "nay" on this bill had to say to defend their "nay" vote. From Wordnik.com. [A Quick Note On Edwards' Judgment] Reference
Instead, they wait until the final seconds of an Iraq spending vote to cast their quiet "nay". From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Dodd Campaign Vows That Senator Will Filibuster FISA Bill Today "As Long As He Can"] Reference
A compare and contrast of these votes, versus those that voted "nay" to the original Iraq vote. From Wordnik.com. [Compare And Contrast: Hillary And Obama's Votes On Iraq] Reference
At this juncture, it looks like we can safely move him off the fence and into the "nay" column. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Chameides: On the Climate Bill Fence: What Sen. Alexander Is Thinking] Reference
The woman CAN be annoying but I doubt her words alone pushed the Republicans into the "nay" column. From Wordnik.com. [House Rejects Bailout Bill] Reference
In fact, you'll notice that most of the 'nay' votes came from urban areas and New England coastal states. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Sunday Roundup] Reference
Yet, a careful examination of the plan reveals that their "nay" vote was a political manipulation, not an ideological objection. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Grande: Republican "Workout" Is A Cop Out] Reference
Nevertheless, let's assume that you would have voted "nay", although you have said publicly that you are not sure how you might have voted. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Hits Hillary Again, This Time On Iran] Reference
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