no one
Americanpronoun
pronoun
Usage
See each.
Etymology
Origin of no one
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences
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“We had seen hundreds of people and no one had felt quite right,” explains showrunner Jess Brownell, speaking later over Zoom from Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
She feels this emotion inside her that she wants to unleash, but no one really saw her for her talent.
From Los Angeles Times
The elder Kanter asked everyone to bring a photo involving his parents and share a story no one else knew.
"No one should be fooled into thinking that this fraud appeal belatedly succeeding suggests the Hong Kong system operates fairly or justly," she told the BBC.
From BBC
It’s true that no one can know what would happen if the theocratic regime led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei collapses.
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