JLPT N1
～ためしがない
has never happened; there is no precedent for
Structure / Usage
Verb (た-form) + ためしがない
Example Sentences
彼が約束を守ったためしがない。
There has never been a time when he kept his promise.
あの店が空いていたためしがない。
That store has never been empty.
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