everybody
every person
How often you will meet it
Rank 975 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,774 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- every person
everybody in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In provincial cities, where everybody knows everybody else, such infamies are almost impossible.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He was always anxious to have everybody in a good humor, and above all, his mother.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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She knew everybody and had done everything in her youth, a good many things not considered highly proper.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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The message went the rounds, everybody accepted the invitation, and Elsie's orders for the day to cook and housekeeper, were given accordingly.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1