everywhere

adverb ev·ery·where \ ˈev-rē-ˌ(h)wer \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of everywhere

: in or to every place or part

Everywhere we went, people were friendly.

Her new album is anxiously awaited by fans everywhere.

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Examples of everywhere in a Sentence

Everywhere we went, people were friendly.
His new book is anxiously awaited by fans everywhere.
I seem to hear his music everywhere these days!
We went everywhere we could.

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In the last election cycle, the party endorsed more than 1,000 candidates up and down the ballot, notching victories everywhere from Mississippi to Wisconsin and across its Northeastern power base.

— gregory krieg, CNN, "The Working Families Party is ready 'to pick a fight.' But first it has a decision to make.," 13 Apr. 2018
Evidence of the shift is everywhere in the Medicilândia region, where barren pastures have given way to shady plantations of cocoa trees bearing yellow and ruby pods, the fibrous protective coverings for the cocoa beans.

— marcy nicholson and marcelo teixeira, The Christian Science Monitor, "Brazil plants chocolate forests to save the Amazon," 12 Apr. 2018
The complaint claims that Ware was held to a different standard than players, who often cite their faith publicly, everywhere from social media posts to locker room interviews.

— john branch, New York Times, "Another Former N.F.L. Cheerleader Files a Complaint," 12 Apr. 2018
Opendoor is currently in eight markets and plans on expanding aggressively in 2018, with hopes of eventually having a footprint everywhere in the country.

— jeff andrews, Curbed, "These startups make selling your house as easy as possible," 12 Apr. 2018
Pulling out completely would cede the field to Iran–which Trump has sworn to combat everywhere in the region–and give new life to the ISIS and al-Qaeda elements that remain in the country.

— w.j. hennigan, Time, "Can the U.S. Deter War Crimes Without Going to War with Syria?," 12 Apr. 2018
Wochit Dockless bikes are everywhere in the East Valley.

— lily altavena, azcentral, "As bike-share programs expand in the East Valley, some two-wheelers wind up off-road," 7 Apr. 2018
He and his cast sampled the Mexican staple everywhere from the Yucatán to Copenhagen.

— alexandra wolfe, WSJ, "David Chang’s Culinary Mash-Ups," 6 Apr. 2018
The best breaks from one too many anythings can be found in the essentials of Mexican cooking (corn, beans, wild greens, insects, mushrooms, chiles, fresh fruit!), everywhere from white-tableclothed institutions to vendors on the street.

— scarlett lindeman, Bon Appetit, "The Best Healthy Restaurants in Mexico City," 28 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of everywhere

13th century

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all over the place (or map), far and near, in every corner (or quarter), on all hands (or on every hand);

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Definition of everywhere

: every place : all places

The fair draws people from everywhere.

First Known Use of everywhere

circa 1631

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adverb ev·ery·where \ ˈev-rē-ˌhwer , -ˌwer \

Definition of everywhere for Students

: in or to every place

I looked everywhere.

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