from nowhere
idiom
1
: from an unlikely beginning
Starting from nowhere, he built a very successful business.
2
: in a sudden and unexpected way
The horse came from nowhere to win the race.
From out of nowhere he asked her if she was having an affair.
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Off the usually tranquil shores of Arroyo and Guayanilla, beachgoers watched in disbelief as helicopters whirred and the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship, appeared from nowhere.
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Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
This was a serious favor to extend to the son of an old friend, to take me from nowhere and propel me to the middle of that whole game.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Then came realignment, the creation of the 16-team Big 12 and ASU’s rise from nowhere.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Chávez’s secret project hadn’t emerged from nowhere.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
This was a serious favor to extend to the son of an old friend, to take me from nowhere and propel me to the middle of that whole game.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Then came realignment, the creation of the 16-team Big 12 and ASU’s rise from nowhere.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Chávez’s secret project hadn’t emerged from nowhere.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for from nowhere
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“From nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20nowhere. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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