everyone
Americanpronoun
pronoun
Usage
See each.
Everyone and everybody are interchangeable, as are no one and nobody, and someone and somebody. Care should be taken to distinguish between everyone and someone as single words and every one and some one as two words, the latter form correctly being used to refer to each individual person or thing in a particular group: every one of them is wrong
Etymology
Origin of everyone
First recorded in 1175–1225, everyone is from the Middle English word everichon. See every, one
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Example Sentences
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“This is not just happening to the baby-boomer generation. Everyone is not saving enough for retirement. The need for these benefits will continue as other generations enter retirement ill-prepared,” Johnston said.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Martyn told the BBC: "Everyone was in tears because we've been waiting for this holiday for a long time."
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Everyone otherwise received current standard care, and researchers followed them for a median of almost four years.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Everyone says, “You know, you’re doing that completely wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Everyone cheered as we moved out of Womengo.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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