How to Use no-name in a Sentence
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Stay away from no-name brands at prices that seem too good to be true.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
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These weren’t no-name startups.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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They were phased out, and we ‘no-name announcers’ were phased in.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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The lords look nervous, embarrassed even, shamed by this no-name hedge knight.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Will America watch no-name teams battle for the crown or tune out?
—Joel Mathis, The Week, 28 Mar. 2023
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But why would a company like Vanguard switch to a new, no-name index?
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
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Currently, these products are largely being sold by cheap, no-name brands.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 22 June 2024
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An issue drama or an indie comedy packed with no-names was super risky.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023
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The no-name Marlins did, too, coming back to win the game in the ninth inning, 5-4.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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Tampa Bay’s secondary is banged up and rotating in some no-name players.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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One retailer debated the future of no-name fragrances at the show.
—Faye Brookman, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
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Generally speaking, Whitby jet won’t crack or fade over time, like less hearty, no-name jets are wont to do.
—Emili Vesilind, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
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His father, Martin, drove a blue Chevrolet station wagon to work at a no-name law firm.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
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Zens may not be the first to make a charger like this, but a quick search only pulls up a couple examples from no-name brands that won’t charge as fast.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
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These are no-name social media cowards, no different from kids who scrawl horrible things on bathroom walls.
—Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
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But to try to break in with sheer force of personality, to use the new tools of the internet to go from no-name to mainstream success?
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
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Those no-name machines in hotels or corner stores often come with inflated fees and terrible exchange rates.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
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The suspension components are no-name bits and include a non-adjustable rear shock and a front fork with lockout and preload adjustment.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Store that driver bundle in a safe place just in case the no-name company that made your PC up and vanishes six months from now.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
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Choose services recommended by experts, and avoid no-name companies.
—Yuri Dvoinos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Just stay away from the no-name brands that have popular listings on Amazon despite lacking discrete graphics cards—like this.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 28 Sep. 2025
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SuperBox is just one brand in a crowded market of no-name Android streaming devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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From no-name, exquisite coats to ’70s Gucci, Desert Vintage has the crème de la crème.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
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Decisive to their survival was the no-name midfielder Sabatini plucked out of Brazil.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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The low-spending, mostly no-name Fish are among he biggest longshots in MLB this season.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
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Even Amazon has created one—and that’s in addition to the seemingly endless stream of no-name brands offered on its website.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
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The no-name respiratory virus Boring old common colds that don't have fancy names are the thing doctors are seeing most often.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
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There are thousands of wrestlers across the globe hoping to make a name for themselves and transform themselves from a no-name jobber into a star that is recognized by everyone.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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Bargain bin, no-name smart light switches and smart plugs are particularly ubiquitous and often work with every smart home platform but Apple’s.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2023
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Philosophy majors from no-name schools do not have the same economic trajectory as computer science grads from Stanford.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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