no such thing

idiom

1

—used to say that a particular person, object, etc., does not really exist

A perfect person? There's no such thing.

—often + as

There is no such thing as a unicorn.

2

—used to say that one did not say or do something that someone believes or says one did

"He said that you're not going with us." "I said no such thing."

Examples of no such thing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After compiling and annotating my own list of the 100 best movies of the past century—broken down by decade, 10 pictures in each—I’m here to reassure you that there’s no such thing as the wrong taste. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026

Perhaps there’s no such thing as perfect when a film’s emotional scope is so ambitious and so primal, all at once. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026

There’s no such thing as permanence in the sky. —Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026

Oh, and there’s no such thing as getting the tactics right if the policy is wrong. —David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026