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
  • On the other side of Cohen, Lucy wore a fairy unicorn costume, complete with a pink and purple tutu and white wings.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 5 Nov. 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

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