no relation

phrase

—used after saying the names of two people with the same last name to say they are not related to each other

I'm Jill Jones, and this is Mike Jones—no relation.

Examples of no relation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The largest cluster of cases was brought in the Southern District of Florida, headed by Jason Reding Quiñones (no relation to the HSI agent), a staunch Trump ally who has led investigations of the president’s political opponents. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

Coleman, no relation to the author, was a contestant on season 25 of The Voice. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

Irfan Arshad Khan, president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan and no relation to the rescuer, said the remains of seven climbers, including all six from Nepal, had been repatriated. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (no relation to Nirav Modi), who rose to power four years earlier on a promise of anti-corruption, faced intense media and public pressure to extradite the fugitive jeweler. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for no relation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation