from nowhere

idiom

1
: from an unlikely beginning
Starting from nowhere, he built a very successful business.
2
: in a sudden and unexpected way
The horse came from nowhere to win the race.
From out of nowhere he asked her if she was having an affair.

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For all the glamor and its A-list guests, the festival’s greatest asset is its ability to pluck a hit from nowhere and set a director and their movie on a dizzying trajectory. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 11 May 2025 Our guests stepped off their planes and onto a verdant island that seemed to appear from nowhere, fully formed, exclusively for them. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025 Emerging from nowhere to the speakership, Johnson has filled the role ably. The Editors, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025 Carter rose from nowhere, and became a president who spoke more about peacemaking than foreign conquest, about humanity over self-interest. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for from nowhere

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“From nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20nowhere. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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