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 Throwing another A-list name into an already heady mix, McGregor’s father is none other than Ewan McGregor. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024 The latest collaborator is none other than Vogue contributing editor and novelist Plum Sykes. —

Chloe Schama, Vogue, 31 July 2024 Of course, the biggest reveal came when a masked figure dressed in the Doctor's trademark green came onstage and revealed himself to be none other than RDJ, to wild cheers. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 July 2024 Heading up the Americans was none other than James Stillman Rockefeller, a grandnephew of oil baron John D. Rockefeller. —

Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for none other than

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