How to Use the other in a Sentence
the other
noun-
In Perth, on the other side of the country, the sun was still up.
— Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023 -
As Berg torched Chaos on one end, Kelly did so on the other.
— Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023 -
As in the first movie, our heroes join forces with the other employees to thwart the plan.
— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023 -
One of them called the other one over and started to call Isaiah racial slurs.
— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024 -
Repeat on the other side of the spine, fully detaching the spine from the bird.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023 -
Line one edge with stones and rocks from a craft store and the other with various moss and lichens.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Yet many unions have not come out the other side stronger; they have simply been wiped out.
— Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024 -
On the other there were the people ticked off by the knowledge that there was any backlash at all.
— Richard Lawler, The Verge, 16 May 2024 -
In a poker game, the other side doesn’t get to see your pocket hole cards until the call.
— Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024 -
But what do those terms mean, and which one is more dangerous than the other?
— USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024 -
Eight of the other nine focus on college readiness, and the ninth is the school’s lead counselor.
— Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024 -
Life on the other side has been an adjustment for Gadd.
— Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024 -
Or a crow, a dog, a chimpanzee, an octopus, or any of the other smart ones.
— Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2023 -
Here’s one way to do it, per Dr. Kecmanovic: Place one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach.
— Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Jan. 2024 -
The backpack has the same compartments as the other bags just on a smaller scale.
— Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023 -
The pile of greens had one foot in Lyon and the other in Santa Monica.
— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024 -
That doesn’t mean one is suffering more than the other.
— Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024 -
Hay didn't fall and qualified for the final, but Mills and the other fallers failed to finish in the top eight of the heat.
— NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024 -
On their next trip up the court, on the other end of an East layup, Flanigan missed another 3.
— Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024 -
In-person viewers will only be able to see one of these sights and will have to track down video to see the other.
— Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023 -
One is caused by fungi and the other is caused by a bacterium.
— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023 -
The cooking plates of The Sear and Press are two-sided and reversible: one side of each plate is smooth, the other side griddled.
— Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023 -
Half of the site is a golf course while the other half is being restored as a natural area.
— Gwozniac, oregonlive, 30 July 2023 -
And that requires more conversation to be had on the other side of this break.
— CBS News, 17 Dec. 2023 -
The Current has conceded just two goals in its last four matches, and one of those was a pure gift to the other team.
— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024 -
Stanford said one of the victims has been working at the department store for a few years and the other for a few months.
— Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023 -
Ginger, orange juice, and apricot are among the other aspects of food I’m asked to weigh in on.
— Byjohn Kell, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024 -
As the bear killed one musk ox, the other six fled—and, with them, the entire reason for the Zimovs’ perilous voyage.
— Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024 -
This issue of partial awards has been a significant grind for whistleblowers – where an award is held up in some cases for years as the IRS waits for the other shoe(s) to drop.
— Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 -
On the other side, Gang is currently in production for The Tempest series and will take a vacation after wrapping the shoot.
— Sara Merican, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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