no one
pronoun
no person; not anyone; nobody.
no one
American
[noh wuhn]
/ ˈnoʊ ˌwʌn /
Or
no-one
pronoun
no-one
British
pronoun
Usage
See each.
Etymology
Origin of no one
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences
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“Notably, no one suggests ‘that these elections were not functional or that they were marred by corruption’.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
On Reddit, another user responding to the news said Xbox "may as well just cancel" its upcoming console Helix "because no one will be able to afford it".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
After all, no one needs to buy collectible coins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
“I was so frustrated that no one had actually analyzed a sample,” he says.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026
But in the case of Don Quixote and Sancho, no one had to tell anything to anyone.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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