the next man/person
noun
: any other man/person
He said he's as willing to do it as the next man.
She knew the answer as well as the next person.
Examples of the next man/person in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, the next person is on deck, barely half-listening, eagerly getting ready to launch into their own genetic saga.
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Some lay down for a minute before hopping up to give the next person a glimpse.
—K.c. Alfred, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Ariel describes interacting in the space around us, leaving digital breadcrumbs for the next person to walk by in their physical space.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
His job was to transfer boxes from the truck onto the line, then push them to the next person, who scanned them.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
Braswell and Threadgill added just two points, and Reiber was the next man up on Saturday due to Jackson’s foul trouble.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2024
After their time is up, cabin crew will have thirty minutes to change the sheets and clean the pods, before the next person can crawl inside.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Wearing the perfect eyeliner isn’t going to make somebody like you more than the next person who doesn’t have it on.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
Ware’s right ankle injury kept him sidelined against No. 11 Illinois on Saturday, but this time, Sparks wasn’t the next man up.
—Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2024
Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Some lay down for a minute before hopping up to give the next person a glimpse.
—K.c. Alfred, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Ariel describes interacting in the space around us, leaving digital breadcrumbs for the next person to walk by in their physical space.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
His job was to transfer boxes from the truck onto the line, then push them to the next person, who scanned them.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
Braswell and Threadgill added just two points, and Reiber was the next man up on Saturday due to Jackson’s foul trouble.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2024
After their time is up, cabin crew will have thirty minutes to change the sheets and clean the pods, before the next person can crawl inside.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Wearing the perfect eyeliner isn’t going to make somebody like you more than the next person who doesn’t have it on.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
Ware’s right ankle injury kept him sidelined against No. 11 Illinois on Saturday, but this time, Sparks wasn’t the next man up.
—Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2024
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“The next man/person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20man%2Fperson. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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