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 first Teddy Award winner was none other than Pedro Almodóvar for Law of Desire (La ley del deseo), starring Antonio Banderas.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
She’s also seen practicing the video’s final dance number with none other than choreographer Mandy Moore.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
And leading the list is none other than the iconic Jeffrey’s.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
In between dancing and singing and falling backward in the hands of fellow performers, Bad Bunny stops at what looks like a bar on set to get a drink from none other than Brooklyn’s legendary owner of one of the last surviving Puerto Rican social clubs in New York City.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
She’s also seen practicing the video’s final dance number with none other than choreographer Mandy Moore.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
And leading the list is none other than the iconic Jeffrey’s.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
In between dancing and singing and falling backward in the hands of fellow performers, Bad Bunny stops at what looks like a bar on set to get a drink from none other than Brooklyn’s legendary owner of one of the last surviving Puerto Rican social clubs in New York City.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“None other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20other%20than. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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