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 typical arsonist; anybody and everybody commits arson for a slew of different reasons, Nordskog said. —Laura Paddison, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025

There’s no such thing as the best po’boy in the city—there are too many fine contenders, each offering their own standout style. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024

There may be no such thing as a travel hack, but that doesn't mean there's no strategy for saving and optimizing your flights. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025

There is no such thing as an empty canvas, something is always already there—historical ways of painting, contemporary ways of painting, your own way of painting, clichés, the culture’s entire repertoire of motifs and methods. —Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025