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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The Public Safety Group is the other county agency that accounts for a huge share of spending, with the Sheriff’s Department absorbing just under half the $2.7 billion set aside for maintaining law and order.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Meanwhile, at a separate hearing Thursday, Judge J. Dale Youngs set a March 10, 2025, jury trial for 20-year-old Terry J. Young of Kansas City, one of the other men charged with murder in the shooting.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
There is still the matter of what exactly Sugar and the other people working with his handler Ruby (Kirby) are doing here beyond observation.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 May 2024
But first, there's the business of clearing the channel of debris from the collapsed span and the other unknowns that will inevitably creep into the project.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 May 2024
IndyStar journalists and local political pundits will sit down from 6-6:45 p.m. May 7 to discuss the crowded Republican primary for governor and some of the other marquee races.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
Adams held a microphone in one hand and a smartphone in the other and appeared to be using both to record Beverley’s comments.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Eight of the other nine focus on college readiness, and the ninth is the school’s lead counselor.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
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.
—Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Meanwhile, at a separate hearing Thursday, Judge J. Dale Youngs set a March 10, 2025, jury trial for 20-year-old Terry J. Young of Kansas City, one of the other men charged with murder in the shooting.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
There is still the matter of what exactly Sugar and the other people working with his handler Ruby (Kirby) are doing here beyond observation.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 May 2024
But first, there's the business of clearing the channel of debris from the collapsed span and the other unknowns that will inevitably creep into the project.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 May 2024
IndyStar journalists and local political pundits will sit down from 6-6:45 p.m. May 7 to discuss the crowded Republican primary for governor and some of the other marquee races.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024
Adams held a microphone in one hand and a smartphone in the other and appeared to be using both to record Beverley’s comments.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Eight of the other nine focus on college readiness, and the ninth is the school’s lead counselor.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
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.
—Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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