How to Use no-name in a Sentence

no-name

adjective
  • Stay away from no-name brands at prices that seem too good to be true.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • These weren’t no-name startups.
    — Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • They were phased out, and we ‘no-name announcers’ were phased in.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • The lords look nervous, embarrassed even, shamed by this no-name hedge knight.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Will America watch no-name teams battle for the crown or tune out?
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But why would a company like Vanguard switch to a new, no-name index?
    — Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Currently, these products are largely being sold by cheap, no-name brands.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 22 June 2024
  • An issue drama or an indie comedy packed with no-names was super risky.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The no-name Marlins did, too, coming back to win the game in the ninth inning, 5-4.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Tampa Bay’s secondary is banged up and rotating in some no-name players.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • One retailer debated the future of no-name fragrances at the show.
    — Faye Brookman, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Generally speaking, Whitby jet won’t crack or fade over time, like less hearty, no-name jets are wont to do.
    — Emili Vesilind, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • His father, Martin, drove a blue Chevrolet station wagon to work at a no-name law firm.
    — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • 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.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
  • These are no-name social media cowards, no different from kids who scrawl horrible things on bathroom walls.
    — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • 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?
    — Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Those no-name machines in hotels or corner stores often come with inflated fees and terrible exchange rates.
    — Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The suspension components are no-name bits and include a non-adjustable rear shock and a front fork with lockout and preload adjustment.
    — William Roberson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • 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.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Choose services recommended by experts, and avoid no-name companies.
    — Yuri Dvoinos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Just stay away from the no-name brands that have popular listings on Amazon despite lacking discrete graphics cards—like this.
    — Luke Larsen, Wired News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • SuperBox is just one brand in a crowded market of no-name Android streaming devices.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • From no-name, exquisite coats to ’70s Gucci, Desert Vintage has the crème de la crème.
    — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Decisive to their survival was the no-name midfielder Sabatini plucked out of Brazil.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • The low-spending, mostly no-name Fish are among he biggest longshots in MLB this season.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Even Amazon has created one—and that’s in addition to the seemingly endless stream of no-name brands offered on its website.
    — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The no-name respiratory virus Boring old common colds that don't have fancy names are the thing doctors are seeing most often.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Bargain bin, no-name smart light switches and smart plugs are particularly ubiquitous and often work with every smart home platform but Apple’s.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Philosophy majors from no-name schools do not have the same economic trajectory as computer science grads from Stanford.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Of those, over 426,000 people chose a third, no-name option on the ballot that allows voters to express dislike of both candidates.
    — CBS News, 24 June 2026

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