Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- pronoun Any person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. [Commonly written as two words.]
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- pronoun One person chosen without thought;
anybody .
Etymologies
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Examples
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If anyone should be replacing anyone she should be replacing me.
goldenboy Diary Entry goldenboy 2006
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"Mrs. Marshall, did you see anyone -- _anyone at all_ -- in or near that room when you entered it?"
Murder at Bridge Anne Austin
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She is not your typical WAG - she hates that phrase - and she didn't want to hurt anyone, she didn't want to let anyone down.
mirror.co.uk - Home 2010
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I haven’t done a lot of work today but that not unusual for me (its not unusual to be loved by anyone dododododoooo its not unusual to have fun with anyone .) haha I’m a dickhead.
anasthesia Diary Entry anasthesia 2004
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If it had been anyone else -- _anyone_ -- "His words seemed to choke him, and he made a despairing gesture with his hands.
The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903
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"And I think the one thing I could not forgive is that anyone should interfere: _anyone_, even you two whom I dearly love.
Mary Gray Katharine Tynan 1896
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It is not the term anyone would use to describe the highs and lows that were the basis of my self-esteem.
Unbearable Lightness Portia de Rossi 2010
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Lee Cheng, Newegg's general counsel, is still chuckling over the "slovenly" reference: "That is not a word anyone should use—unless they want a wedgie."
Now That Everyone Wants to Be a Geek, Lawyers Have Been Called Miguel Bustillo 2011
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Lee Cheng, Newegg's general counsel, is still chuckling over the "slovenly" reference: "That is not a word anyone should use—unless they want a wedgie."
Now That Everyone Wants to Be a Geek, Lawyers Have Been Called Miguel Bustillo 2011
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Once we were on the highway with the top down it was too hard to hear a word anyone said.
Gold Medal Murder Carolyn Keene 2010
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