How to Use no such thing in a Sentence
no such thing
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In the age of Trump, there is no such thing as taking the high road.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
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But there’s no such thing as 100 percent in the NBA, there just isn’t.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
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There’s no such thing as a blanket that’s too warm for me!
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
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There is no such thing as a nobody or a place that is nowhere.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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For many of us, there's no such thing as too much garlic.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
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In those days, there was no such thing as ‘English wine’ . . .
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
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There's no such thing as first-day jitters on a set with Steph.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
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There’s no such thing as a good deal with a bad guy — or vice versa.
—Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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At least right now, there’s no such thing as a perfect city.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
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There was no such thing as a scribe badge, for writing, as there is now.
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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There is no such thing as not signing up for next year.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 25 June 2025
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And if that happens, there’s no such thing as a mistake to be made.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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The speech showed that there is no such thing, any more than there is a kinder, gentler version of the G.O.P. in 2024.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024
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There is no such thing as a good loss, but some are worse than others.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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To a corner of the party, there is no such thing as being wrong.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
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As economists like to say, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
—Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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As the adage goes, there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad gear.
—Richard Espinoza, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
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There’s no such thing as peace and quiet, not even in paradise.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
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There’s no such thing as a safe bet in entrepreneurship.
—Alexandre Bonvin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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There was no such thing as down time, and no child was allowed to neglect chores.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
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The problem is that there's no such thing as a magnetic charge.
—WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
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There is no such thing as an ‘A+’ in this grading system.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Second, there is, of course, no such thing as Semitic peoples.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps there’s no such thing as perfect when a film’s emotional scope is so ambitious and so primal, all at once.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
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There’s no such thing as permanence in the sky.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Oh, and there’s no such thing as getting the tactics right if the policy is wrong.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Few pieces deliver such instant polish with so little effort—so, there’s really no such thing as owning too many.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
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Those who live in bustling households know there’s no such thing as a day off from domestic to-dos.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
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There’s no such thing as a sure thing.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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There is no such thing as a safe battery inside.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
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