Heard nary a sound.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : nary a sound.    From Dictionary.com. 

This or'nary is goin 'to be kept decent as long as I keep it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Miller of Old Church] Reference

And nary a word on the subject of same-sex marriage bills.    From Wordnik.com.  [New York Senate Drama! Showdown! Conflict! Pay Raises! - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference

And nary a word about this in the columns of our former employer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Come again no more] Reference

On an old trunk he sat quietly, a glowering giant with nary a word to say.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Quiet Giant | Fantasy Fiction - Brian Rathbone.com] Reference

It doesn't — nary a word in The Daily Telegraph, The Mirror or the Times of London.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Moments to remember from this year's NCAA Tournament] Reference

The Feb 26 deadline set by Jill's kidnappers passed by yesterday with nary a word about Jill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: February 26, 2006 - March 4, 2006 Archives] Reference

Alas, it sits here accusingly beside me, nary a word of it having been transcribed into type.    From Wordnik.com.  [I’ll Get to That In a Minute] Reference

Curiously, there was nary a word of compassion for the dogs he and his despicable cohorts butchered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Goodell has courage to deliver real Bad Newz to Vick] Reference

With nary a word of advertising or print copy — in fact, naught but website and postcard — there we were.    From Wordnik.com.  [Observing the Female Boomer (The Boomer Blog)] Reference

Yet, nary a word about the number of unborn children that die each year at the hands of health care providers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abortion and politics a volatile mix for U.S. Catholics] Reference

BTW, Bilbo there was nary a word about political or social causes unless freedom of expression has now fallen into that category.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Review of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed] Reference

And the mushrooming of the USA defence budget has been encouraged by arms manufacturers .. with nary a word of publicised protest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pundits and why you can’t believe them — Fusion Despatches] Reference

I played "nary" - he harrumphed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jete de Foie Gras] Reference

Yes, you see, Andy, missis wants to make time, -- dat ar's clar to der most or'nary 'bserver.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Christian Slave: A Drama] Reference

(having plenty of shrimp), but 'nary' bite had we.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memorials of a southern planter,] Reference

"Yes, you see, Andy, Missis wants to make time, -- dat ar's clar to der most or'nary 'bserver.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uncle Tom's Cabin] Reference

Suppose the dark descends upon us in the woods and you have 'nary' a place to lay your head! ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail] Reference

My fingers tickled at the air but they felt nary a tingle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Magic X] Reference

My father died days later with nary a last word passed between us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Natalie Bahadur: An Introduction] Reference

And nary an aquarium, marina or highway-median-strip REIT is among them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Have I Got A Reit For You] Reference

Dry air reigns supreme and skies follow suit with nary a cloud to be seen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forecast: Hot thru Friday, much cooler weekend] Reference

In fact, nary the anti-immigration sentiments, never the twain shall meet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eli Y. Adashi: Birthright Citizenship Under Siege in the Promised Land and the Home of the Brave] Reference

Apparently, the word is out, and the Wave caused nary a marketplace ripple.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pontiac–The excitement has faded from the line up] Reference

But after three weeks of dating, the guy has laid nary a finger on Charlotte.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sex and the survey: What we learned from readers who take antidepressants] Reference

My mother's family passed away one by one over the years with nary a whimper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ah, The Drink] Reference

If Viacom is concerned about its problems in court, there's nary a sign of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chips Off The Block] Reference

During our hour-long conversation, McMahon was outrageous, with nary an eye twitch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sports: Single Season] Reference

With nary a vote cast, he's already hard at work preparing to assume the presidency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

Hydrogen-fuel cells emit only water vapor, and the electric motors make nary a sound.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hydrogen Economy] Reference

But mortgage finance has been, or nearly so, with nary a whisper of debate or protest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fan and Fred and the Problem of Narrative] Reference

Here is a large field of zucchini but nary a ready-to-stuff zucchini blossom for sale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steve Poses: Farm Stands of Northern Chester & Montgomery Counties, PA] Reference

There was a question on Bill Clinton's dog, but nary a word about 19th-century vice presidents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Show Us The Money] Reference

Kobe Bryant and Mike Tyson have been cover boys, with nary a mention of their legal difficulties.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Big Thinkers for Big Business] Reference

The North Fork is a biker's paradise with a scenic mix of long and winding roads and nary a hill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steve Poses: Farm Stands of Long Island's North Fork] Reference

As it happened, he'd hired an entirely foreign crew with nary a valid driver's license among them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Me And Igi And The Fickle Finger Of Fame] Reference

But experts worry that his autocratic CEO mentality has put him out of touch with ordi-nary people.    From Wordnik.com.  [THAKSIN THE TOUGH GUY] Reference