no relation

idiom

—used after saying the names of two people with the same last name to say they are not related to each other

I'm Jill Jones, and this is Mike Jones—no relation.

Examples of no relation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new company has no relation to Opera a la Carte, a now-inactive Gilbert & Sullivan touring repertory company founded in Los Angeles in 1970 by Richard Sheldon, who passed away in 2016. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024

For the first time, Drake Bell, the one time star of Drake & Josh, speaks of being repeatedly molested by dialogue coach Brian Peck (no relation to Bell's co-star Josh Peck) when Bell was 15 and invited him to his house for acting lessons. —Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024

The 157-foot Hermes—no relation to Hermès, but in a similar exclusive vein—was designed to meet the needs of high-net-worth travelers. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024

The man behind selling the two Iowa papers is Bob Woodward, no relation to the Watergate scandal reporter. —Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024

Commission President Alice Reynolds and Commissioner John Reynolds (no relation) joined Douglas in voting yes. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023

Singleton also testified that the group of girls — who had no relation to Brown — were passing by and witnessed the incident, NBC reported. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024

Bell got his break as a series regular on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show in 1999 before starring in Drake & Josh alongside Josh Peck (no relation to Brian Peck) in 2004. —Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024

In the car, my mother called Uncle Charles (no relation), her old friend and the owner of a guesthouse across the street from the church. —Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024