How to Use the next man/person in a Sentence
the next man/person
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In the room, talk turned to preparing the table for the next man.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 26 June 2023
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As each one was escorted out, then the next person would stand up.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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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
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But all of a sudden the culture sucked him up, spit him out, and went on to the next person.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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What one person wants or needs to feel safe may be different from the next person.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
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These stages may impact you more or less intensely than the next person.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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Mark Vientos, the next man up, responded with a grand slam to blow open the game.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Davis Fleming, the next man in the order, had a pair of singles and a pair of walks.
—Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
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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
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Your cart will subsequently go to the next person in line, and the process repeats.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
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The record and beliefs of the next man to take the mantle will be scrutinized for clues as to the church’s next move.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Who’s the next person in the White House matters — but not as much as what’s in front of them.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Will the next person follow in Aguirre’s footsteps or shift tactics?
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
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And so the next person to fill it would be qualified by civil-service standards.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
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Any little event could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back, leading you to unleash the beast on the next person who adds to your stress.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
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Stroud is still confident in his connection with the next man up on Houston's depth chart.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
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That's because she and the next person on our list were not selected for teams on a day 2 schoolyard pick 'em.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
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One wall is covered with meal tickets that customers have already paid for, hoping to help the next person in need.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
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If Strange is not ready, rookie Atonio Mafi likely would be the next man up.
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
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Anunoby may not be able to play, but the Knicks believe — even if others don’t — the next man will step up and fill the void.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
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The page asks travelers to update the journal before passing it along to the next person who finds it.
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Required to pick the next person, Punkin chose Nick, who then had to choose between the other two.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Everyone has a very strong opinion about it, and with a few small exceptions, no one is more right or wrong than the next person.
—Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025
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Holden grew frustrated and decided to rob the next person to walk past, the complaint states.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Jan. 2024
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With Kolek bumped up in the rotation, who exactly is the next man up after … the next man up?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Elias didn’t say one way or the other when asked at the end of camp whether Holliday would be the next man up on the infield.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
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In that equation, Willard or the next person in his job, would never be the undisputed big dog on campus.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
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But David still sets up Mary to declare the next person voted out should be Kamilla.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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The 6-foot-10 junior had only started one game in his career but was the next man up, called on to keep the ship afloat.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2024
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Radio in hand, Steven Rustemeyer ushers the next person aboard the bus.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
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