How to Use just anyone in a Sentence

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  • Stanley's brand has been targeted toward blue-collar workers, outdoors people and just anyone looking for a road trip or adventure.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And he wasn't told that by just anyone, but the man in charge.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 May 2022
  • Does this mean that just anyone with a fan account can get on the show now?
    We Need Answers, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The train platform is tailored to his lean, 6-foot-5-inch frame, so it can’t be worn by just anyone.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 20 Dec. 2020
  • That's not going to happen for just anyone buying the mask, of course.
    Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2022
  • They are not required to open a checking account for just anyone who walks in the door.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • By the nature of the job, not just anyone can be a police officer.
    al, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Yet not just anyone asked to sit that way would sit exactly that way.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Anyone along the way can read or even change it: the folks in the post office, the mailman or just anyone who gets their hands on it in some way.
    Lila Kee, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • For now, the lighthouses won’t be available to just anyone.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • The military does not hand out Silver Star medals to just anyone.
    Star Tribune, 12 June 2021
  • The Williamses kicked down the door, reminded Wiley, but that doesn’t mean just anyone gets a free pass to center court.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • It’s supposed to be hard, something that not just anyone with money can do.
    Curbed, 8 Nov. 2022
  • But that doesn't mean these voters are just willing to cast their ballot for just anyone.
    CBS News, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Should just anyone who's curious about death be able to raise their hand and be counted as a student?
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The incentive isn’t open to just anyone who used to live in West Virginia, however.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Everyone has a big smile on their face except Payton, who doesn't show her teeth to just anyone.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But William hails from one of DC’s elite wealthy Black families, and his parents don’t let just anyone into their fold.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023
  • But like other Bronx co-ops in the five-figures, not just anyone can buy it: The unit is income-restricted, and offers must be all-cash.
    Willy Blackmore, Curbed, 11 May 2021
  • After all, not just anyone can recite Legally Blonde by heart.
    Karley Sciortino, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2022
  • This cream is a must-have for the severely dehydrated, or just anyone who likes to be as glowing as a disco ball.
    ELLE, 17 June 2022
  • But even if numbers in the portal increase, Allen doesn’t seem willing to bring just anyone into his locker room.
    Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2021
  • But with testing resources limited, not just anyone can get a test.
    oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The chunky Ultra is the first with multiday battery life—great for long-distance athletes or just anyone who wants more time on a single charge.
    Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Kent Nicholas, the organizer of the event, doesn’t let just anyone participate.
    Adam Skolnick, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Babies are meant to have few attachments and not easily go to just anyone, anywhere.
    The Washington Post, 24 June 2020
  • Ask about credentials, and make sure YOUR manager holds a credential (not just anyone in the office).
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Not just anyone can run a company estimated to be worth more than $50 billion.
    Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Students of acting — or just anyone who admires the art form — should rush to the Douglas to marvel at the eloquence of Gibson’s nonverbal performance.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • Mariah Angeliq isn’t letting just anyone be her future novio.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2022

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