everybody

American

[ev-ree-bod-ee, -buhd-ee] / ˈɛv riˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i /

pronoun

every person.

everybody British

/ ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ /

pronoun

every person; everyone

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Usage

See each, else.

Etymology

Origin of everybody

First recorded in 1520–30; every + body

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Example Sentences

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Not everybody has the resilience—or luck—to survive like Lily Dillon, the career criminal in “The Grifters” and one of Thompson’s fiercest characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Disabled people need to have the choice, just like everybody else," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"I think it was way more exciting then, but I think it was publicized more too, and everybody tuned into it," the retiree from Ohio told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

I always wanted to collapse the mountain, and I always wanted Sinatra to sacrifice herself for the greater good to get everybody else out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Not that everybody they’d asked had been helpful.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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