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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The latter year saw the car, in the famous blue and orange Gulf livery, driven by none other than the King of Cool, Steve McQueen, in the film Le Mans. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025 Whitney Peak has also been cast as Lenore Dove, Haymitch's girlfriend and a Covey descendant of none other than Lucy Gray Baird from the Coriolanus Snow prequel The Ballad of Songbirds of Snakes, which was adapted into a film in 2023. EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025 And somehow Tyagi even manages to include a nightclub number with a slinky dancer, played by none other than ace fashion designer Masaba Gupta. Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025 There’s a new rose cultivar on the market, and it’s named after none other than gardening queen Martha Stewart. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for none other than

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“None other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20other%20than. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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