the following

noun

: the following one or ones

—used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc.

The finalists are the following: Mary, James, and George.

The following are the times of departing trains: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.

Examples of the following in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During the following weeks, staffers noticed that Fetterman tended to turn conversations about policy toward the horrifying details of the Hamas murders themselves. —

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 By the following week, nearly all the families were at a different motel in Latham, N.Y., more than 10 miles away from Rotterdam. —

Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2024 The Leonardo film will come out this November and then the following November is my film on the American Revolution, which is an incredibly challenging project. —

Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 June 2024 He was held overnight and arraigned the following morning. —

Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the following

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