How to Use no-name in a Sentence
no-name
adjective
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Stay away from no-name brands at prices that seem too good to be true.
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Laura Daily,
Washington Post,
8 Aug. 2023
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Will America watch no-name teams battle for the crown or tune out?
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Joel Mathis,
The Week,
28 Mar. 2023
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From no-name, exquisite coats to ’70s Gucci, Desert Vintage has the crème de la crème.
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Megan O'Sullivan,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2024
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But to try to break in with sheer force of personality, to use the new tools of the internet to go from no-name to mainstream success?
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Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2023
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His father, Martin, drove a blue Chevrolet station wagon to work at a no-name law firm.
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Christopher Maag,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2023
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Zens may not be the first to make a charger like this, but a quick search only pulls up a couple examples from no-name brands that won’t charge as fast.
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
17 Oct. 2024
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Store that driver bundle in a safe place just in case the no-name company that made your PC up and vanishes six months from now.
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Andrew Cunningham,
Ars Technica,
1 Apr. 2024
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Generally speaking, Whitby jet won’t crack or fade over time, like less hearty, no-name jets are wont to do.
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Emili Vesilind,
CNN,
17 Sep. 2024
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Tampa Bay’s secondary is banged up and rotating in some no-name players.
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Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Sep. 2023
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The suspension components are no-name bits and include a non-adjustable rear shock and a front fork with lockout and preload adjustment.
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William Roberson,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2024
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Currently, these products are largely being sold by cheap, no-name brands.
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Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
22 June 2024
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An issue drama or an indie comedy packed with no-names was super risky.
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Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2023
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Even Amazon has created one—and that’s in addition to the seemingly endless stream of no-name brands offered on its website.
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Corey Gaskin,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2023
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These are no-name social media cowards, no different from kids who scrawl horrible things on bathroom walls.
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Dan Shaughnessy,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 June 2023
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Looking nothing like the team that doodled its way to season-opening wins over three no-name teams, UCLA surged into a 35-30 halftime lead thanks to a rare level of early season intensity.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2023
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The proposal—in the sort of Upper East Side penthouse that dreams are made of, with an even dreamier shoe closet—is pretty romantic, and initially, the wedding is set to be just as sweet: a simple courthouse wedding with a no-name cream suit.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2024
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Bargain bin, no-name smart light switches and smart plugs are particularly ubiquitous and often work with every smart home platform but Apple’s.
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Wes Davis,
The Verge,
15 Mar. 2023
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Choose services recommended by experts, and avoid no-name companies.
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Yuri Dvoinos,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2024
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Billed with a no-name cast and serving as the start of horror-producer extraordinaire Val Lewton’s career, Cat People was a revolutionary landmark in horror cinema.
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B.j. Colangelo,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2024
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The group began spending dozens of hours each week navigating the byzantine web of network infrastructure, trying to ferret out connections between no-name intermediaries to track down Kiwi Farms’s new home.
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Nitasha Tiku,
Washington Post,
3 Sep. 2023
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The damaging no-name storm system coincided with the early June start of hurricane season, which this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory amid concerns that climate change is increasing storm intensity.
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The Associated Press,
arkansasonline.com,
16 June 2024
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