second to none

1. The best, as in Mom's chocolate cake is second to none. Shakespeare was among the first to use this term in The Comedy of Errors (5:1), when Angelo speaks warmly of Antipholus of Syracuse: “Of credit infinite, highly belov'd, second to none that lives here.”

Example Sentences

“It’s second to none out there. It doesn’t matter what position you put that guy at — he knows what’s going on. It’s honestly really impressive.”

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In terms of contraception, an IUD is arguably second to none, as it is more than 99 percent effective.

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“The attention to detail and the creative element and everything that is going on with those old Disney rides is still, to this day, second to none.”

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"I'm certainly assured that the water supply is fine. The level of analysis and monitoring at that particular stretch of water is second to none across the north," he said.

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“But either way, the buyer will be someone that values privacy. The setting here is second to none.”

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