the other

noun

: the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet

I held on with one hand and waved with the other.

Each of them looked at the other.

: an opposite place or thing

We moved from one side of town to the other.

Examples of the other in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In actuality, that was just one of the four missions of exploration and the other three are virtually forgotten. —

Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 During our testing, one person could feel another’s every movement from the other side of the bed. —

Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024 The Disney Channel Original Movie follows two kids who help their late grandpa cross to the other side. —

Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024 On the other side of the ball looking to contain that firepower will be Barca goalkeeper Inaki Pena and then a back four of Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Pau Cubarsi and Jules Kounde. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the other

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