the next man/person

noun

: any other man/person

He said he's as willing to do it as the next man.

She knew the answer as well as the next person.

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Allen was even the player picked in The Athletic’s 2024 anonymous NFL player poll as the next person to win their first-ever MVP award. —

Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 Jericho Sims remained out of the rotation as Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline looms, which meant Hukporti was the next man up. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025 One of the best parts of the WWE Royal Rumble is guessing who the next person coming to the ring will be when the 90-second timer counts down. —

Justin L. MacK, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025 At each obstacle, following canyoneering practices shown us by Rick Green, owner of the guiding outfit Excursions of Escalante, one of us waited to help the next person. —

Alison Osius, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the next man/person

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