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 + asThere 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."
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The teacher at the Dallas-area school had emphasized that in the building process, there is no such thing as mistakes.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
In our world there is no such thing as an omniscient narrator.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
This is a couple in search of a happy medium and failing to find it, possibly because there’s no such thing.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
There's no such thing as ghosts except in people's minds.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
In our world there is no such thing as an omniscient narrator.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
This is a couple in search of a happy medium and failing to find it, possibly because there’s no such thing.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
There's no such thing as ghosts except in people's minds.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no such thing
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“No such thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20such%20thing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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