the following

noun

: the following one or ones

—used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc.

The finalists are the following: Mary, James, and George.

The following are the times of departing trains: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.

Examples of the following in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was loaned first to Aston Villa until the following summer, then Barcelona for all of last season. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Cirium revealed that the figure fell to five percent the following day. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Christina Stembel, founder and CEO of Farmgirl Flowers, says storage plays a major role in whether an open packet of seeds will be usable the following year. — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026

Carman and Fordham negotiated with local Indigenous tribes living on Long Island to purchase the land, and the following year, families moved there to start their new community. — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the following

• hollowing
• swallowing
• wallowing