How to Use next in a Sentence

next

1 of 4 adjective

• I need the next size up.
• At the next set of lights, turn left.
• She knew the answer as well as the next person.
• We could hear people talking in the next room.
• The next time we will see each other will be on our wedding day.
• Next time, please remember to bring your books to class.
• Next year's party will be even better.
• I'll see you next Monday.
• Can I help the next person in line? Who's next?
• Stick with it for the next few hours.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• Chrome's next trick will take a bit longer.
  — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
• Tell me what to do for the next time.
  — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
• Blake Treinen got the next two outs.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• Would have liked to have seen that the next week (too).
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Hence, the next wars will be fought across physics and code.
  — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
• These kids would be my best friends for the next four days.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• This is the next layer of the cloud.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• Hoping to get ahead on the next books?
  — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
• Or at least that’s true for the next 12 days.
  — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• It was published the next year.
  — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
• Time to take our spoon to the next bodega.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• Who will be the next murrrrrrrrrrder?
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
• Now, frost is the next concern.
  — CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
• And the next protest likely won’t be the last.
  — Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
• The apartments should be ready to rent next year.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
• Storms will be sticking around the next two days.
  — Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
• Episodes will be available to stream the next day.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
• Meanwhile, the next task starts.
  — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
• That trait should come in handy the next couple of years.
  — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
• There'll be one next week, next month, somewhere else.
  — John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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2 of 4 preposition

• Both will be free agents next year.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
• So that’s my whole goal next year.
  — Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
• This year’s team aims to end that drought next spring.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
• See you at the indies next spring.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
• Just give us the dang horses next year.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
• Lots to unpack come this time next year.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
• Those two should get most of the touches next year.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
• Varona will likely be on one of those flights next month.
  — Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
• What states may be able to see the northern lights next week?
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• What’s the path to great(winning playoff games next year)?
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
• The board will vote on the cuts next Tuesday.
  — Joan Murray, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
• The case is set to go to a trial next winter.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
• The latter two will hit theaters next year.
  — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
• All six of those players could make an impact next year.
  — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• The film will be released in theaters next year.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
• The show is giving away two tickets to the big event next year.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
• Let’s hope they get washed out in the semifinals next week.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
• It’s set to premiere in theaters next year.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
• Williamson has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting a court date next month.
  — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
• The goal is to become a top-10 pick come this time next year.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
• Does that mean the state will have to go through another round of cuts next year?
  — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
• If baseball comes up with new rules next year, the Dodgers will abide by them.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
• If baseball comes up with new rules next year, the Dodgers will abide by them.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
• The film hits theaters next month on May 22.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
• All of this, in their view, equates to a modest decline in home prices next year.
  — Byalena Botros, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
• It will be brought up again at a meeting next Monday.
  — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• Could Denver make a big splash in free agency next spring?
  — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
• Kuminga may end up still on the Warriors next month.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
• Watch this space next Friday for the recipe report back.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
• He is set to become a free agent next offseason.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025

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3 of 4 adverb

• Next, I need to ask you a few questions about your family.
• But what comes next isn’t so clear.
  — Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
• Make space in your life for what’s next.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
• What the court said, and what comes next.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
• So, what could William do next?
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Oct. 2025
• So what’s next on Conover’s list?
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
• Track what works, what doesn’t and what to try next.
  — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• What Vance said, and what comes next.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• What Homan said and what might come next.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
• To have a boss tell you where to go or what to do next.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
• The bill will head to the House floor next.
  — Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 18 Feb. 2026
• So can the purchase that comes next.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
• The risk comes from what happens next.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
• So what’s going in that spot next?
  — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
• What will their daughters do next?
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Mar. 2026
• The question now is what comes next.
  — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
• To shape the writer for what comes next.
  — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
• The question is what comes next.
  — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
• What will happen next with gas prices?
  — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
• What came next surprised even her.
  — Miami Dade College, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
• Read more about what happened next.
  — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
• Lowry, hitting next, put his to six feet.
  — Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• What happens next in those states will be telling.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
• What comes next is predictable.
  — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
• Its bankers are worried about what comes next.
  — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
• What’s next for AR’s — and where?
  — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
• Then there was the great unknown of … what next?
  — Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
• Anyone who’s lived through rapid growth knows what comes next.
  — Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
• Here’s what to know about who’s running and what’s next.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
• For an even tougher option, try the knees-down push-up next.
  — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 5 Mar. 2026

next

4 of 4 noun

• The next is to figure out what to do about it.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
• The SunTrust deal next goes to the full city council for approval.
  — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 30 May 2018
• Wine lovers, break out that bucket list — La Cité du Vin is your next must-see spot.
  — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2019
• On the next, Jalen Hurts threw an interception.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
• He is not being named at this time, pending notification of next of kin.
  — Prescotte Stokes Iii, AL.com, 19 June 2017
• Working from one election cycle to the next should not mean working from paycheck to paycheck.
  — Alex Daugherty, miamiherald, 8 June 2018
• In the next, he is pursued by a demon crone known in local legend as the Sea Hag.
  — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
• The victim’s identity will be released once the next of kin is notified.
  — Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, sacbee.com, 12 June 2017
• His name has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
  — Chris Haire, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2017
• Her name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
  — Jennifer Baker & Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Health officials’ decision on what to do next could be delicate.
  — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
• The next should arrive around Thanksgiving, based on lunar timetables.
  — Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2019
• The person's name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
  — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 4 May 2017
• The Tribune is withholding his name because police said his next of kin have not been notified.
  — Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2017
• Every few minutes, the elevator doors opened, and one couple after the next filed out, ambling toward the check-in desk.
  — Claire Gibson, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2018
• Everyone is making money from the next The Walking Dead!
  — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• Mexico is a distant next with 12 million living outside the country.
  — Patrick Dehahn, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2019
• Patterson said the investigation is ongoing and the man’s name will be released when his next of kin are notified.
  — Hayley Sanchez, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2017
• Mooncusser Fish House is one of those maddening restaurants that can serve you your best meal in months on one visit, a merely middling one the next.
  — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• For foster children, jumping from one temporary home to the next can feel confusing and intimidating.
  — Chanel Vargas, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2017
• Aucoin, speaking at a news conference at the base, wouldn't say how many bodies were recovered, pending notification of next of kin.
  — Mari Yamaguchi, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2017
• The victim was not identified pending notification of his next of kin, and no other details about the shooting were provided.
  — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 2 June 2017
• The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
  — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 9 June 2017
• As Christopher described Tuesday, next will come interviews with candidates.
  — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Where the Stars sit with Jason Robertson This summer and next are the most important of Robertson’s career.
  — Mac Engel july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
• As of Wednesday afternoon, the other victim had still not been publicly identified, pending the notification of next of kin.
  — Zak Koeske, Daily Southtown, 14 June 2017
• The always naturalistic McDormand—her face set in a fierce mask of grief and enduring fury—is a complex avenger, one minute lethal, the next filled with tenderness.
  — Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2017
• Fans enter games free of charge for every game, and at two games this season — the first was June 30, the next is July 31 — a ball is tossed to every kid who comes to the park.
  — Matt Nevala, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2019
• Each level is carefully curated to flow seamlessly into the next, creating a series of highs and lows where slower paced stages with softer visuals let players catch their breath before the next big bass drop.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
• With a shift in economic activity from one generation to the next also comes with new flows of wealth, and this is something governments around the world will be looking to leverage, according to experts.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025