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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The first time he played there with the Angels, Millville basically closed down for the night, and just about everyone in town boarded a bus to the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
"We want to make sure that everyone is still able to cast their vote next month."
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
But not everyone is happy at the prospect.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
Not everyone in this situation will be as fortunate as I was with United.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
I know how important this is to her and to everyone.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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