no relation
idiom
—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
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The 157-foot Hermes—no relation to Hermès, but in a similar exclusive vein—was designed to meet the needs of high-net-worth travelers.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The man behind selling the two Iowa papers is Bob Woodward, no relation to the Watergate scandal reporter.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Commission President Alice Reynolds and Commissioner John Reynolds (no relation) joined Douglas in voting yes.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Singleton also testified that the group of girls — who had no relation to Brown — were passing by and witnessed the incident, NBC reported.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Bell got his break as a series regular on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show in 1999 before starring in Drake & Josh alongside Josh Peck (no relation to Brian Peck) in 2004.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
In the car, my mother called Uncle Charles (no relation), her old friend and the owner of a guesthouse across the street from the church.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The first flight to land at the newly dedicated San Jose Municipal Airport on Feb. 1, 1949 was a Southwest Airways flight — no relation to today’s Southwest Airlines — with 2,557 passengers, seven people and 2,550 baby chicks.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
The situation quickly escalates, and Amy Cooper (no relation) calls 911 to report that an African American man is threatening her life.
—Heller McAlpin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The man behind selling the two Iowa papers is Bob Woodward, no relation to the Watergate scandal reporter.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Commission President Alice Reynolds and Commissioner John Reynolds (no relation) joined Douglas in voting yes.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Singleton also testified that the group of girls — who had no relation to Brown — were passing by and witnessed the incident, NBC reported.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Bell got his break as a series regular on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show in 1999 before starring in Drake & Josh alongside Josh Peck (no relation to Brian Peck) in 2004.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
In the car, my mother called Uncle Charles (no relation), her old friend and the owner of a guesthouse across the street from the church.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The first flight to land at the newly dedicated San Jose Municipal Airport on Feb. 1, 1949 was a Southwest Airways flight — no relation to today’s Southwest Airlines — with 2,557 passengers, seven people and 2,550 baby chicks.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
The situation quickly escalates, and Amy Cooper (no relation) calls 911 to report that an African American man is threatening her life.
—Heller McAlpin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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“No relation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20relation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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