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.

Examples of none other than in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Playing Jesus and his disciples were none other than Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radnor, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, and Victor Garber, with Paul Shaffer serving as musical director. —Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025

This award goes to none other than … Ramona Singer! —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

The culprit turned out to be none other than Lauryn’s own mother, Kendra Licari, who was arrested in December 2022, per NBC News. —Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025

The two new heroes are the Thor-adjacent Angela, the first hero launching with season 4, and then none other than The Man Without Fear, Daredevil for the mid-season drop. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for none other than

• artilleryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman

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