none other than
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—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.
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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
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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
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“None other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20other%20than. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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