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

But Eric Trump disagrees, insisting "the actual infrastructure, the actual plant, the physical location is really second to none, anywhere".

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

"When Athletic is performing really well, the pre-match atmosphere is second to none," says Atxa.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

Now that she was breaking thousands of messages every year, and examining tens of thousands more, it was now second to none.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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