no such thing

phrase

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

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a uniformly ideal degree of recline. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

On the court, there’s no such thing as running out the clock or calling for a sub. — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

There is no such thing as a perfect player, and United’s midfield is complicated enough to prevent plug-and-play solutions. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026

There's no such thing as a perfect parental-child relationship. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026