How to Use next in a Sentence

next

1 of 4 adjective
Definition of nextnext
Synonyms for nextnext
  • 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?
  • Both teams won their first games and met the next night in the final.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Yuba hopes to complete the project in the next 10 years.
    — Christopher Cox Spencer Lowell, New York Times, 22 June 2023
  • Michelle Williams’ next role: The voice of Britney Spears.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • And Rustin is the first of many intriguing projects for Domingo over the next year.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
  • More may be coming, but that may be for the next Ohio State AD to handle.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Authorities put him on a flight back to Iran the next day.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Order within the next few days to get it in time for the holidays.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Could the refund, maybe, cover a $300 ticket to the next hot concert?
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Palm Springs could see 4 to 5 inches of rain in the next few days — as much as the city receives in an entire year.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The next Powerball drawing is set for Monday night, Oct. 2.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The budget for next year's going to take us below 3% of GDP spending.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 July 2023
  • The days-long affair begins Thursday and is scheduled to run through next week.
    — Brian Fung, CNN, 22 June 2023
  • The tribe is planning to reintroduce beavers next spring; their dams will help keep more water in the meadows near the groves.
    — WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Waterproof rugs were sprayed down and left overnight to dry in a parking garage to test whether the surface was wet, damp, or dry the next day.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
  • Joel’s next show is a headlining gig January 24 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Stewart checked out the pup then returned the next day with $3 medication to treat it.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
  • People certainly aren’t looking for the next Game of Thrones or the next world-building show.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The Celtics were thought to be ready for the next step and for their young core to bring home the first of what Boston hopes will be several championships.
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • Sheriffs would hand out precious copies of the Los Angeles Times, and they would be passed from one reader to the next.
    — Joe Garcia, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
  • What time is the next Powerball lottery drawing in Arizona?
    — The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
  • There are also plans to shutter 30 Dollar Tree locations after the leases expire over the next few years.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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2 of 4 preposition
  • What states may be able to see the northern lights next week?
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • All of this, in their view, equates to a modest decline in home prices next year.
    — Byalena Botros, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • But where does that leave them when and if the man in the manager’s chair changes next season?
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Fed, in turn, is expected to pause its rate hikes at a meeting next week.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
  • Robin’s birthday comes ahead of the ninth anniversary of his death next month.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 23 July 2023
  • The group is slated to kick off its European tour next month.
    — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
  • That likely will happen at their spring meetings next month in the Phoenix area.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • With debut week over, the attention now turns to how Swift fares next week.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The iPhone 15 is hitting store shelves next week, but not all Apple lovers are ready to turn in their old phones just yet.
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The state House and Senate are expected to complete their review of the bill next month.
    — Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Tickets for the Australian tour go on sale next Monday, Nov. 20.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The Bengals will announce the two top voter getters next week.
    — The Enquirer, 11 July 2023
  • If no changes were made to reduce costs, the theater group was on track to see a similar gap next year.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2023
  • Investors are starting to think the Fed is on course to start cutting interest rates next year.
    — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Colder air returns next week, perhaps with a snow chance.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Texas presents a much more difficult challenge next week, and Milroe had a few throws that wouldn’t be complete against the Longhorns.
    — Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • In other words, Swift's jet may get to see some serious action next month.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2024
  • When Dallas has nine home games next season, a return to Mexico City isn’t out of the question.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Atwood is currently in London at work on the film, which is set to arrive in movie theaters next year.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • Some but not all the questions were answered, but there’s another hearing next month.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • The country is expected to hold presidential elections next year, but Maduro has not yet set a date for the vote.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • More details about the black eye will, however, be shared during the three-part reunion, with part 1 airing next week.
    — Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • My guess is the latter group is betting on a reduction in interest rates next year.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • He also was selected for the Rising Stars event next Friday night.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The ratification vote will take place some time next week, with the exact time still to be determined.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
  • There are new renderings, too, showing us the types of structures that will likely be marching along the avenues next April.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Although the Supreme Court has agreed to review the decision next month, the lack of beds could slow Caltrans’ encampment efforts.
    — Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The proposals — the first concrete demands from allies aimed at ending the crisis — are to be discussed with both sides next week.
    — Ania Nussbaum, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
  • Others believe the issue is best addressed by voters next year.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The rate increase is expected to be approved after the ordinance receives its second reading next month.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
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3 of 4 adverb
  • Next, I need to ask you a few questions about your family.
  • Both Glover and Watkins have their sights set on the moon next.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
  • As far as what could be next, is my guess as good as yours?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • No one knew who would be safe, who might be called up next.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2023
  • Here’s what’s at stake and what could happen next: What is the fight all about?
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Cheers to all that, and here’s to everything that comes next.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
  • As for what happens next, there are two big things to watch.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The question, though, is what Prayuth and his allies do next.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • The side pieces would have gone on next, overlapping the first piece of membrane.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But at some point at the end of this year or next, your money should be coming to you.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Each person will draw a paper and try to guess the lyrics that are supposed to come next.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Mercury falls next in line at about 1,408 hours per day.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Up next: the daunting task of reimagining the series with a new host.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • The families of some of the missing are at odds about what should happen next.
    — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • Tune in to find out what happens next with a free trial of Philo.
    — oregonlive, 17 June 2023
  • There’s the uncertainty of what comes next coupled with the fear of how to manage in the meantime.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 2 May 2023
  • The anger and distrust were still there, too, along with uneasy questions about what might come next. .
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • At the moment the news broke on Thursday, there was no way to predict what might happen next.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The brand has three launches planned for the near future, and there’s no telling what the brand’s research-forward ethos will turn up next.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
  • House lawmakers have for the first time ousted their own speaker—and no one has a clue what comes next.
    — Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
  • What happened next: Roe and his bandmates pushed to evolve their sound for their 2007 follow-up, Welcome the Night.
    — Robbie Daw, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2023
  • New Mexico is next best in the Mountain West at 21 in both and a 5.5-point underdog by Kenpom.com.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The group will next try tattoo ink, but even that won't be a total fix, The Washington Post reports.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 6 May 2023
  • What happened next followed what has emerged as a pattern.
    — Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Celebrities are ready to see what Gordon Ramsay cooks up next!
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Among those who believe in NATO’s mission, there is deep fear about what comes next.
    — John Hudson, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Well, up next, could good news on the economy boost President Biden in 2024?
    — ABC News, 24 Dec. 2023
  • See the dramatic bodycam footage and find out what happened next.
    — Nicole Pelletiere, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Whatever happens next, they’ll be taken care of in a great way.
    — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • What happens next in the videos is alarming: Tiny larvae emerge from the otherwise unblemished fruit.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2024
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4 of 4 noun
  • The SunTrust deal next goes to the full city council for approval.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 30 May 2018
  • The ship's next scheduled port of call is in Cozumel, Mexico.
    — Erin Schumaker, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Wine lovers, break out that bucket list — La Cité du Vin is your next must-see spot.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2019
  • Circus managers claimed not to know any next of kin, anyway.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 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
  • His next scheduled hearing in Grangeville is a pretrial on Dec. 19.
    — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 11 Dec. 2017
  • The victim’s identity will be released once the next of kin is notified.
    — Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, sacbee.com, 12 June 2017
  • Working from one election cycle to the next should not mean working from paycheck to paycheck.
    — Alex Daugherty, miamiherald, 8 June 2018
  • Kimchi Swap coleslaw on your next pulled pork for this funky Korean pickle.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Sang is asking clients to wait until their next scheduled appointment to come in and not to try and rebook something in April.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2020
  • He is not being named at this time, pending notification of next of kin.
    — Prescotte Stokes Iii, AL.com, 19 June 2017
  • The next should arrive around Thanksgiving, based on lunar timetables.
    — Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • The Tribune is withholding his name because police said his next of kin have not been notified.
    — Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 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
  • His name has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
    — Chris Haire, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2017
  • The person's name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 4 May 2017
  • Her name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
    — Jennifer Baker & Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Back on November 15, lawyers for both Mueller and Manafort asked for a short, 10-day extension in filing their next scheduled status update on his case.
    — Andrew Prokop, Vox, 27 Nov. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • In addition to trumpeting an exciting array of new features, the rumor mill has been spinning claims that Apple's next must-have handset could cost as much as $1,000.
    — John Patrick Pullen, Time, 12 Sep. 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
  • If Temer resigns or is impeached, Congress would elect an interim president until the next scheduled vote in October of 2018.
    — Samy Adghirni, Bloomberg.com, 18 May 2017
  • 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
  • Permitting software that would allow online applications that would be consistent from one town to the next could cut weeks from a lengthy process, said Putnam Mayor Barney Seney.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The Ada County Coroner’s Office will identify the man following notification of next of kin.
    — Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 20 June 2017
  • After the latest massacre in Florida, Indiana lawmakers are close to making their state the next that allows people to carry guns on church grounds, even if there is a school on church property.
    — Matt Vasilogambros, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2018

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