no such thing

idiom

1
used to say that a particular person, object, etc., does not really exist
A perfect person? There's no such thing.
often + as
There is no such thing as a unicorn.
2
used to say that one did not say or do something that someone believes or says one did
"He said that you're not going with us." "I said no such thing."

Examples of no such thing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is no such thing as a global ocean on Titan, and this means the fetch, the distance over which the wind can blow and grow the waves, is limited to tens of kilometers instead of over 1,500 kilometers on Earth. Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024 Long-Term Use While there are some hair styling products that can create the illusion of thicker, fuller hair, there is no such thing as an overnight solution for hair loss. Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 This gives voice to an increasingly popular (and occasionally overstated) perspective that there is no such thing as cancel culture, that comics called out never suffer real repercussions and, if anything, that their careers benefit. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 June 2024 There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and no matter what the internet may try to tell you, there’s also basically no such thing as a free upgrade on a plane anymore. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for no such thing 

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“No such thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20such%20thing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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