none other than

phrase

—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

The sisters of Loretto believed the staircase was built by none other than Saint Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. — Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Featuring appearances from Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ye, YG, Black Thought, Larry June and others, the album also finds Game seemingly airing out some long-simmering feelings about none other than Kendrick Lamar. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Helping to fuel the film tax credit frenzy was none other than the Motion Picture Assn. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The first woman to pop up on my feed is none other than Kavya Varma. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for none other than

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

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Is 'none' singular or plural?

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