none other than
idiom
—used to show that one is surprised or impressed by the person or thing one is about to mention
It turns out I was sitting next to none other than the founder of the magazine.
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Next up is none other than The U, yet another member of the college football hoi polloi, in a championship game that might require organ donation to get a ticket.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
The longest speeches from the 11 award recipients – which included Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson and Hailey Bieber – impressively only ran a few minutes, and the shortest speech of the night came from none other than Kourtney Kardashian Barker (less than 20 seconds).
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Crossing the block as one of the headline lots will be a 1965 Ford GT40 MkI, a car briefly driven by none other than Carroll Shelby, the man largely responsible for the model’s creation and subsequent success.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
For context, Lohan credited her current glow to a great self-care regimen and denied facelift rumors in May 2025 during a conversation with none other than Chloe Fineman.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
The longest speeches from the 11 award recipients – which included Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson and Hailey Bieber – impressively only ran a few minutes, and the shortest speech of the night came from none other than Kourtney Kardashian Barker (less than 20 seconds).
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Crossing the block as one of the headline lots will be a 1965 Ford GT40 MkI, a car briefly driven by none other than Carroll Shelby, the man largely responsible for the model’s creation and subsequent success.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
For context, Lohan credited her current glow to a great self-care regimen and denied facelift rumors in May 2025 during a conversation with none other than Chloe Fineman.
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
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“None other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20other%20than. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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