the other
noun
1
: the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet
I held on with one hand and waved with the other.
Each of them looked at the other.
2
: an opposite place or thing
We moved from one side of town to the other.
Examples of the other in a Sentence
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Two large, rectangular white-sand mounds along the central path are periodically raked by monks into new designs; last fall, a maple leaf was outlined on one and a ginkgo leaf on the other against backgrounds of ridges.
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Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
One person is in critical condition and the other four are stable, Bowers said.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Taurus is generally compatible with most of the other signs in the zodiac.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
In that same span, the other quarterbacks started 33 games, the Rams winning four, losing 27 and tying two.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Woodward’s attorney has described Woodward at times living with the other member in a pickup truck and a shelter and relying on food from a pantry.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
One of them called the other one over and started to call Isaiah racial slurs.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Usually, the sale proceeds are then divided quickly (e.g., one of the parties wants to buy a boat, and the other party owes back taxes).
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
One person is in critical condition and the other four are stable, Bowers said.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Taurus is generally compatible with most of the other signs in the zodiac.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
In that same span, the other quarterbacks started 33 games, the Rams winning four, losing 27 and tying two.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Woodward’s attorney has described Woodward at times living with the other member in a pickup truck and a shelter and relying on food from a pantry.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
One of them called the other one over and started to call Isaiah racial slurs.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Usually, the sale proceeds are then divided quickly (e.g., one of the parties wants to buy a boat, and the other party owes back taxes).
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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