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none other than

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none other than
Cliché the very [person]. (Expresses surprise.) The new building was opened by none other than the president. Bob's wife turned out to be none other than my cousin.
See also: none, other

none other than somebody/something
the very famous or important person or thing The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company's own legal department.
Related vocabulary: the one and only
See also: none, other


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His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
He saw him in the trees in greater numbers than he ever had seen Histah before; and once beside a reedy pool he caught a scent that could have belonged to none other than Gimla the crocodile, but upon none of these did the Tarmangani care to feed.
None other than that I would not belie my troth, root out my strong love for him who marches with the legions of the cross in Holy Land, (for O, he is not dead
 
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