none other than

Idioms

That very person or thing, the same as. For example, In the elevator I ran into none other than the woman we'd been talking about, or It turned out to be none other than Jim in a clown costume. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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Tuyay was captured on the giant videoboard, he was awarded a $100 gift card for being Fan of the Game, and afterward none other than LeBron James credited him with the comeback win.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The suggestion to issue these pardons came from none other than Hegseth.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

As for the presenters, it's a who's who of famous names, led by none other than Paddington Bear.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

And then, this week, he earned the endorsement of none other than former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in what the Times described as “the most high-profile endorsement so far, of any candidate.”

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2026

He would probably never have had his great theory except that he happened to attend a lecture on the Big Bang given by none other than Robert Dicke.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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