- objective of whoever.
whomever
Americanpronoun
pronoun
Etymology
Origin of whomever
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at whom, ever
Example Sentences
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His attitude is essentially that the EU must take the outstretched hand of whomever the UK puts on the dancefloor to represent them.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Hypocrisy allows parents, or the DoD, or whomever, to target the book itself.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Thune said Trump had the right to endorse whomever he wanted, but acknowledged that the president's interventions could make moving legislation "slightly more complicated."
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
By contrast, Warsh’s path to the job ran through a series of conversations in which Trump indicated that whomever he chose would deliver what Powell hadn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
He spends the majority of the evening in the company of Celia Bowen, whose elaborate gown changes color, shifting through a rainbow of hues to complement whomever she is closest to.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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