Ignashka, to be sure, is a man of no understanding, God has afflicted him, but you, thank the Lord, are an old man.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Zahlen odd numbers ungerade; gelegentlich odd ungerade; ungewohnt odd ungerecht unjust ungeschickt; nicht ausgebildet unskilled ungesetzlich; illegal illegal ungesetzlicher Streik (US); spontaner Streik quicki strike ungesicherte Obligation naked debenture ungesicherte Obligationen plain bonds ungesicherte Verbindlichkeiten unsecured liabilities ungesicherter Kredit open credit ungesicherter Kredit; nicht abgesicherter unsecured credit ungesichertes Darlehen fiduciary loan ungesichertes Darlehen unsecured loan ungestörter Besitz quiet enjoyment ungewiss dubious ungewöhnlich hoher rack rent ungleich unequal ungleich uneven Ungleichheit disparity Unglück misfortune ungültig void ungültig; außer Kraft invalid Ungültigerklärung; Niederschlagung abatement ungünstig adverse ungünstig unfavourable ungünstige passive Handelsbilanz unfavourable balance of trade ungünstige passive Zahlungsbilanz unfavourable balance of payments Unit Trust unit trust United Nations Commission on International Trade Law UNCITRAL universal all-round Universalmaschine general-purpose machine Universalwerkzeug general-purpose tool Unkenntnis lack of knowledge Unkenntnis des Gesetzes ignorance of
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Utterly indifferent, perfectly self-reliant, never at a loss, and yet never at her ease, with her figure in company with them there, and her mind apparently quite alone—it was of no use ‘going in’ yet awhile to comprehend this girl, for she baffled all penetration.
— from Hard Times by Charles Dickens

This was a very big pair of globes—bigger than globes commonly are now, and with more frames round them—one great flat one, with odd names painted on it, and another brass one, nearly upright, going half-way round from top to bottom, and with the globe hung upon it by two pins, which Lucy's elder sisters called the poles, or the ends of the axis.
— from Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Yet what does it matter how its service is hampered, so long as the fact remains, that by the just retribution of the sovereign God whom we refused to be subject to and serve, our flesh, which was subjected to us, now torments us by insubordination, although our disobedience brought trouble on ourselves, not upon God?
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

As it was of no use going on in that way, I put the paper down, took a peep at my bonnet in the glass to see if it was neat, and looked at the room, which was not half lighted, and at the shabby, dusty tables, and at the piles of writings, and at a bookcase full of the most inexpressive-looking books that ever had anything to say for themselves.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

“No! why should I? I was sent to Lowood to get an education; and it would be of no use going away until I have attained that object.”
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

—¡Oh, no! una gran parte lo haremos por ferrocarril;
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Men, squatting on the bank say, “Take her along, she is of no use.” Girl retorts, “You are not of more use than animals, you sit idle all day, while I bring water and grind the corn.”
— from My Winter on the Nile Eighteenth Edition by Charles Dudley Warner

To make this out, "Next unto God , dear Parents I address Myself to you in humble Thankfulness, For all your Care & Charge on me bestow'd; The means of Learning unto me allow'd, Go on I pray, & let me still pursue Those Golden Arts the Vulgar never knew."
— from Diary of Anna Green Winslow, a Boston School Girl of 1771 by Anna Green Winslow

“Wall, lads,” observed Big Waller, drawing forth his pipe as the only source of comfort in these trying circumstances, and filling it with scrupulous care, “it ain’t of no use gettin’ growowly about it, I guess.
— from The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Tell them we are one nation under God.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

I can only say that we will try to prove ourselves not unworthy guardians of these flags you have given us."
— from Ailsa Paige: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

“Oh, no, Uncle George, that you have not.”
— from Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl by L. T. Meade

"It is an order, Sahib, drawn in favour of Kumal Khan (my lord's name I presume), by Bearee Mul of Nandair, upon Gopal Chund Bisn Chund of the Begum Bazar, for four hundred rupees, at nine days' sight."
— from Confessions of a Thug by Meadows Taylor

It was partly to smooth the way for the alliance, and partly out of no unnatural gratitude, that Charles now declared his intention of conferring a peerage on the Chancellor, and gave him a grant of Ł20,000 out of the amount which Parliament had sent to him at the Hague.
— from Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Craik, Henry, Sir

Among other instances, I have seen an old negress, usually gloomy and taciturn, quite intoxicated by an earthquake.
— from Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by James Richardson