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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Carter rose from nowhere, and became a president who spoke more about peacemaking than foreign conquest, about humanity over self-interest.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
How did this nobody from nowhere, at the age of 20, contrive to sound simultaneously like the creaky religious past and the howling incoming future?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
By winning a major from nowhere, Raducanu has almost unlimited credit.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite their size, hippos and nimble forest elephants can appear like ghosts from nowhere.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
How did this nobody from nowhere, at the age of 20, contrive to sound simultaneously like the creaky religious past and the howling incoming future?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
By winning a major from nowhere, Raducanu has almost unlimited credit.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite their size, hippos and nimble forest elephants can appear like ghosts from nowhere.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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“From nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20nowhere. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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