Definitions Related words Mentions Lyrics History Easter eggs (New!)
do us no good shouted
"This agitation don't do us no good," shouted the volunteer orator.
— from The Apple of Discord by Earle Ashley Walcott

done us no good sir
As one explained whom Cottar found with a shut eye and a diamond-shaped mouth spitting blood through an embrasure: “We tried it with the gloves, sir, for twenty minutes, and that done us no good, sir.
— from The Day's Work - Volume 1 by Rudyard Kipling

do us no good she
‘It can’t do us no good,’ she’d say—or words like them.
— from The Mystery at Dark Cedars by Edith Lavell

divine unity no greater sin
In other words, wert thou to witness any transformation in the realm of the divine unity, no greater sin could be conceived in all creation, but wert thou to consider transformation in its own place and understand it accordingly, no harm could befall thee.
— from Gems of Divine Mysteries by Bahá'u'lláh

do us no good said
“That will do us no good,” said Kingsley—“what
— from The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore

do us no good said
“The fish will do us no good,” said Charles.
— from The Peasant and the Prince by Harriet Martineau

do us no good sir
It’ll do us no good sir; it’ll only set people more against us.
— from London Labour and the London Poor (Vol. 1 of 4) by Henry Mayhew


This tab, called Hiding in Plain Sight, shows you passages from notable books where your word is accidentally (or perhaps deliberately?) spelled out by the first letters of consecutive words. Why would you care to know such a thing? It's not entirely clear to us, either, but it's fun to explore! What's the longest hidden word you can find? Where is your name hiding?



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Compound Your Joy