How to Use other in a Sentence

other

1 of 3 adjective
  • These and other issues will be discussed at the next meeting.
  • The driver's wife and two other passengers were injured in the accident.
  • Leaders from China, Russia, and 14 other countries attended the conference.
  • On the other side of the street, Kate charmed the crowds.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • That's not been the case on the other side of the globe.
    Carol Motsinger, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2020
  • And the artist should wear the clothes, not the other way around.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Jan. 2023
  • On the other hand, the Mavs have been on a tear the last two months.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2021
  • What are the other songs on the album that most speak to you?
    Charles R. Cross, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The bowl is a grand dame, to me and to a whole lot of other people.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Still other groups have claimed the Drifters name over the years as well.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • At the other side of the first floor is the former sunroom.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2023
  • In other words, the phrase refers to the frequency of the event, not the amount of rain that fell.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
  • On the other hand, the media are polling worse than Trump.
    Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 7 Feb. 2018
  • In the front yard, a few logs that had lined the walkway had floated to the other side of the lawn.
    Jessica Christian, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Robinson and the other to two teenagers were waiting in the van.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • In other words—instead of adding a laugh track, spend more time on the jokes.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2022
  • In other words, there’s still a lot of upside for Democrats.
    Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 12 July 2018
  • Yet the women in her life soon write other things on that slate.
    Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 12 July 2018
  • At the same time, there's all kinds of other, much darker things.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 July 2022
  • While one person is ready to wed, the other isn't quite so sure.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2022
  • There are two other Big East teams ranked in this week’s poll.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Flip the pieces and cook until browned on the other side, about 2 more minutes.
    Olga Massov, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
  • So sure, there will likely be other chances to claim the game’s top prize.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • On the other hand, the wind has always blown fierce, and good soil has always been scarce.
    Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Clemson is the only other program to win even two in the same span.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Then came the sit-down with the other cast members, which also felt off.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2017
  • None of the other six people inside the home was injured.
    Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The two other men were hanged, possibly along with one of the women.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2022
  • In other words, things shouldn’t have looked like this at the time they were alleged to have happened.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • On the other there will always be people with less than you.
    Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 12 July 2018
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other

2 of 3 noun
  • Three others joined in the attack of the 23-year-old man.
    cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • Some were the size of kiwis and lemons; others, the size of grapefruits.
    Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The others show a prince at play, this time wearing red.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2019
  • What works for one sort of fast food can work for others.
    The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • Scott had a big heart and was always there to help others.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • This left the three others to share the remaining third.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • Players and officials ran off the field, while others lay down on the field and in the stands.
    Hallie Hart, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
  • And some times of the day and night are more dangerous than others.
    Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2019
  • Rhoda loved books and wished to share the joy of reading with others.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 3 July 2018
  • One team member works the steering wheel through the window as the others push.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2019
  • Some of the dwellings are for sale, while others are lived-in examples of the tiny lifestyle.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • And then there were others who were hurt and angry and needed to say so.
    Chris Gayomali, GQ, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The woods in the area are laced with trails and are a popular place for students and others to walk and jog.
    Wayne Ford, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
  • And is that purpose to serve himself or to serve others?
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2023
  • The point of any story is to relate a message — one that could, in the end, help others feel less alone.
    Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • And then there’s kind of like an abandonment that happens, and others are tasked to take care of the mess.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Some are still in use as mounts for the cameras; others are simply torn down.
    Jamie Hale, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2017
  • That day can start by facing off against dozens of dogs — or no others at all.
    Jennifer Peltz, The Seattle Times, 13 Feb. 2019
  • With that in mind, there's a chance that fungal acne can be passed along to others.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 9 Mar. 2020
  • But through support from others in the space, Tugman is now able to work full-time.
    Grant Stoner, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The book drives home the simple lesson: kids should dream big, even if others' silly ideas stand in the way.
    Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2018
  • It is all based on need, hence the importance of being able to swap with others.
    Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
  • Kyle and Logan talk about that game and others in this week's podcast.
    Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Hundreds of thousands of others in the state have roots on the island nation.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
  • To be human is to be attuned to the suffering of others.
    Sadia Hassan, Longreads, 13 July 2018
  • Helping others is great, but don’t forget to take care of your needs as well.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 3 July 2019
  • One man knelt, his upper body hunched over, as two others sat on the curb nearby.
    Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
  • For others, the matter might involve much more than malaise.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 July 2018
  • Each Slack group has their own culture and workflow—this will be right for some, and not for others.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 9 Apr. 2019
  • Some items call for irons and pressure, while others require a lighter touch.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
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other

3 of 3 adverb
  • Other less-liquidy fruits, or those with a lot of seeds, are more of a chore to work with.
    M. Carrie Allan, sacbee.com, 29 May 2017
  • On Sunday, as Peters sat, other Chiefs either took a knee, raised a fist or sat on benches.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Some clacked away on the keyboards of their laptops, other scribbled notes on legal pads as many of the world’s top basketball prospects ran up and down the court in front of them.
    Malika Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
  • But by the same token, losing a hard-nosed veteran leader who other good teams would love to add doesn't make sense.
    Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Williams faces other well known GOP primary candidates in the race.
    Maegan Vazquez, CNN, 17 Oct. 2017
  • When compared to the state’s other nine largest districts, MPS total spending is the second-highest.
    Rob Henken, Anne Chapman and Jason Stein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Disappointingly, some of Apple’s other more bizarre patents (such as this one for a plant pot, and this one for a round pizza box) do not bear the mark of Sir Jonathan.
    Mike Murphy, Quartz, 28 June 2019
  • Twitter user @blinkcabellos pointed out that Lorde must have been going through the thread from @tofakeit which highlights may other amazing pop culture shenanigans from over the years.
    Kristin Corpuz, Teen Vogue, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Meanwhile, other more recent entrants like Faraday Future and Nio have had an ever rougher time.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Chrostowski objected to the multi-million-dollar aid to the arena when there are other more pressing needs.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The Alamo Drafthouse is expanding across the country with a model based on food and drink service, one that other smaller indie theaters are starting to embrace as well.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Other smaller changes limited the frequency of camps (down from 30 days to 10) and the location of camps (only on college campuses).
    Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 June 2017
  • The fact that the cars needed to be replaced was clear years ago, but other more pressing problems took precedence and subway officials chose to make stopgap repairs to keep costs to a minimum.
    Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 June 2017
  • One video filmed by a student shows other terrified students crouching under and behind desks.
    Yelena Dzhanova, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Soon after, other more established pet food companies entered the market with their own soldier fly brands.
    Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post, 3 July 2019
  • As other more famous names were mobbed by camera crews and fans at the Iowa State Fair this month, Inslee could be spotted in line for a corn dog with a couple of staffers, looking relaxed but unharried by onlookers.
    Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019
  • But some residents in the area worry if the Kensington School closes, other more disruptive businesses that would fit the office zoning may replace it.
    Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • A wide variety of herbal, spice, floral or fruity aromas other than found in traditional Leipzig-Style Gose are present, in harmony with other aromas.
    Sam Calagione, SI.com, 18 July 2017
  • Morning Star Productions has other shows planned in Milwaukee.
    Henry J. Morgan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2018
  • Other high ranking full-service restaurants include Morton's and Waffle House.
    Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2017
  • The undocumented still cannot conduct business of any kind with state or local government there, other than paying state sales and gasoline taxes.
    Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2017
  • Other wanted to know more about attire and how to appropriately support their Muslim neighbors.
    Hayley Sanchez, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2017
  • His retirement leaves President Trump yet another judicial vacancy to fill; there are over a hundred other open seats across the country.
    Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 4 May 2017
  • To have our efforts honored by the WGA and the academy and others is a wonderful recognition for an innovative genre that, like other more popular forms, has often been overlooked.
    James Mangold, latimes.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Morris said meeting other outraged Democrats energized her.
    Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, 13 May 2017
  • Yet Pete Buttigieg has somehow maintained his hold on fourth place in the 2020 nomination contest while other more heralded candidates have faded or folded altogether.
    Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Before his research, Crowther figured that there were other more effective ways to fight climate change besides cutting emissions, such as people switching from meat-eating to vegetarianism.
    Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2019
  • There are good reasons to avoid prescribing opioid medications as a first-line treatment for chronic pain, as research has shown that for some common conditions other less potent alternatives are as effective and have fewer side effects.
    Brie Zeltner, cleveland.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • The entire effect serves as an insider-y glimpse into the city’s burgeoning contemporary art and design scene—and a welcome, underground alternative to the usual assortment on display at other more established galleries elsewhere in the city.
    Allie Tong, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Other more recent attacks in Nice, Berlin and London were perpetrated by individuals operating largely on their own.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 18 Aug. 2017

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