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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"She shook the hand of the players on my right, bypassed me, then shook the hand of everyone else," he says.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Why do you think some powerful people treat others badly, as if they are above everyone else?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“I want to reassure everyone who is outside of the new evacuation zone that, when you go home, you can feel safe,” said Orange County Health Officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Just when everyone thinks the momentum trade is here to stay forever is exactly when the smart investor thinks again—especially with tech stocks.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Sleep eluded me that weekend, and by that Sunday night, long after everyone went to bed, I lay on my cot, sluggish and jumpy, with my covers tossed off.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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