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How to use next in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, determiner, adverb

Next means nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. Example: “The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.”

Examples of next by meaning

adjectiveNearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

  • The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.
  • She lives a mile or two away, in the next village.
  • I live in the next house to the Grand Hotel.

adjectiveNearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.

  • Please turn to the next page.
  • On Wednesday next, I'm going to Spain.
  • the next chapter; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter

determinerDenotes the one immediately following the current or most recent one.

  • Next week would be a good time to meet.
  • I'll know better next time.

determinerClosest in the future, or closest but one if the closest is very soon; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer...

  • The party is next Tuesday; that is, not tomorrow, but eight days from now.
  • When you say next Thursday, do you mean Thursday this week or Thursday next week?

adverbIn a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.

  • They live in the next closest house.
  • It's the next best thing to ice cream.

adverbSo as to follow in time or sequence something previously mentioned.

  • First we removed all the handles; next, we stripped off the old paint.

adverbOn the first subsequent occasion.

  • Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?
  • When we next meet, you'll be married.

prepositionOn the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.

  • Photographs indicate that the southern terminals of the ditch system next the west gate may be in echelon, whilst those marginal to the east gate may be slightly inturned.1986, University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies, Bwletin Y Bwrdd Gwybodau Celtaidd - Volume 33, page 413

More sentences with next

  • Next holiday we will head out West, or head to Chicago.From the entry head
  • He'd like to play the red next to the black spot, but that shot isn't on.From the entry on
  • All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.From the entry five
  • There's a hidden warp to the next world down this pipe.From the entry world
  • Next semester, I plan to take math, physics, literature, and art history.From the entry take
  • The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections.From the entry win
  • This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.From the entry stand
  • The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.From the entry after
  • After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.From the entry hourglass
  • They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.From the entry mill
  • I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.From the entry again
  • The sergeant sent out an order to arm the team for the next mission.From the entry arm
  • Can you give me the four one one on their next concert?From the entry four one one
  • Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.From the entry candidate
  • Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.From the entry tan
  • The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.From the entry slate
  • The car company are going to unveil the new sports car model next month.From the entry unveil
  • Before her diet, Jane was noticeably overweight, but she shed five kilos in the next two months.From the entry overweight
  • I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep.From the entry bed
  • Next, you need to path to the location of the executable and run it from there.From the entry path
  • The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying.From the entry distance
  • The pranksters activated the fire alarm by spraying deodorant next to it.From the entry activate
  • You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure.From the entry bend
  • And the next thing I knew, I had caught feelings for her.From the entry catch

Meaning of next

  1. adjective Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
  2. adjective Most direct, or shortest or nearest in distance or time.
  3. adjective Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.

Full definition of next

Questions about next in a sentence

How do you use next in a sentence?
Next is used as an adjective, determiner and adverb. For example: “The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.”
What is a short sentence with next?
“I'll know better next time.”
What does next mean?
Next means nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: next (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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