the other

noun

: 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.

: an opposite place or thing

We moved from one side of town to the other.

Examples of the other in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The couple tied the knot in November 2013 in front of 300 of their family members and friends, including the other four members of *NSYNC. —

Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024 Khanna didn’t use the words genocide or ethnic cleansing as the other speakers did. —

Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024 Details This yardstick of shopper psyche comprises two factors — one eyeing today’s financial picture, the other tracking economic hopes. —

Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024 The 12 Miami federal court jurors unanimously found Sheppard guilty on four out of nine wire fraud charges but acquitted him of the other five. —

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the other

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