second to none

Idioms  

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.”

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Example Sentences

Those two businesses have bolstered Morgan Stanley’s workplace and self-directed investing platforms and helped create a wealth management business that is in many ways second to none.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“America will be second to none in space and everything else that we’re doing, and we will continue to lead the whole thing,” he said.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Liverpool ambassador Ian Rush added: "I think our advantage is that the second leg is at home. I think the atmosphere at Anfield is second to none and, hopefully, that will come into it."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“The Fox Lot is second to none in terms of location and premium production and post-production facilities available,” Fox said Tuesday in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

Washington was an inherently stiff and formal man who cultivated aloofness and possessed distancing mechanisms second to none.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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