no one
Americanpronoun
pronoun
Usage
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Etymology
Origin of no one
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences
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“I had breakfast with Ryan as well as getting to know some of the agents down here and there is no better leader in this industry than Ryan and no one better to learn from,” Cameron said.
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I was like, “Hmm, no one ever asked me before. Can you do a Dominican flag?”
From Los Angeles Times
No one expected it to take this long.
From Los Angeles Times
Molly’s is the movie’s funniest line, partly because of Ms. Field’s delivery, partly because we’re all thinking the same thing—that no one is going to escape this film with his or her dignity intact.
No one doubts that the man lives in pain, yet before the crash he was attempting another comeback.
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