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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However, if there is no parent overseeing a teen’s account, there is no one for a teen to negotiate with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“No one has been harmed, and no one has claimed they were harmed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"There should have been fire extinguishers and protocols, but no one was doing anything - everyone was just running."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Except, of course, no one was telling women not to have kids if they want them.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
And yet, when Brickbane had found Clare dying on the road all those years ago, no one had been caring for him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
There might be fewer people guessing who he is these days - but if EsDeeKid's only UK festival appearance this summer is anything to go by, no-one seems to care.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Until last weekend's defeat by AC Milan in Poland, no-one was questioning the fitness of Carrick's squad and six of his starting line-up returned to training on 9 July.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The greasy pole tradition dates back decades, although no-one is exactly sure when it started.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The lights are still on, but almost no-one is home.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
But he was very interested in everything that lay to the north because no-one ever went that way and he was never allowed to go there himself.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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