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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Chávez’s secret project hadn’t emerged from nowhere.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
There was Alcaraz floating from nowhere across the back of the court to find a ball that had long gone by his partner, Raducanu, seemingly ending the point.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Mountains are always there, but another form of turbulence can seemingly appear from nowhere, with no obvious visual cues to warn pilots.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
When Amy Adams’ Lois Lane is wounded in the Arctic while working on a story, the ever-ready hero emerges from nowhere, ready to cauterize her wound with his X-ray eyes.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 July 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
There was Alcaraz floating from nowhere across the back of the court to find a ball that had long gone by his partner, Raducanu, seemingly ending the point.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Mountains are always there, but another form of turbulence can seemingly appear from nowhere, with no obvious visual cues to warn pilots.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
When Amy Adams’ Lois Lane is wounded in the Arctic while working on a story, the ever-ready hero emerges from nowhere, ready to cauterize her wound with his X-ray eyes.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 July 2025
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“From nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20nowhere. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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