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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"It's almost like he was running his own show and no one was there to monitor what he was doing."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
With his stunning start to the season, no one player at USC — and perhaps in all the nation — had manufactured more hope through two games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
"As far as I know, no one has ever thought to look for feathers or to study feathers in coprolites, so this project was really exciting," says O'Connor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
If, as expected, no one wins an outright majority, a runoff will be held on October 25.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
And I’m in a band that no one has ever heard of.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"There is no-one as fit as Zverev, he is right up there," former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Seven officers were treated at the scene for injuries, but no-one in attendance was seriously hurt.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
It added that a small number of officers were treated at the scene for injuries but no-one in attendance was seriously injured.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
A few drivers brushed the wall, including Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, but no-one damaged their car.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
And of course he now realized that when they arranged to wait for one another at the Tombs no-one had said anything about How Long.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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