one another
Americanpronoun
pronoun
Usage
See each other.
Etymology
Origin of one another
First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences
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Chris, the cast on “Abbott” are so good at bouncing lines off one another.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
While “Blue Heron” may not come coated in the feel-good gloss of “The Sheep Detectives,” these two films are mirror images — not two in a trend, but in direct conversation with one another.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
On a Reddit-style social media site called Moltbook, Moltbots seem to autonomously interact with one another, discussing everything from poetry to unionization.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
The findings add to growing evidence that cells can transfer mitochondria to one another.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
Exhibit A, fifteen minutes in: “Look at that! That one is smelling for her son. Cows have great senses of smell, so great that they can even locate one another from over six miles away!”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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