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Learn NEXT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
404 example sentences for NEXT, such as:
1. The bill will become law next year.
2. We'll announce the winners next Sunday.
3. The next witness was the Duchess's cook.
4. Lash the scenery up ready for the next act.
5. My book will appear in the shops next month.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of NEXT
next
 a.  (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
 a.  immediately following in time or order
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  She hoped he would come back the very next day and she fell asleep looking forward to the morning.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
2  He evidently did not expect an answer and the next moment he gave her a surprise.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
3  Of course Mary did not waken early the next morning.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
4  This was quite a new idea to Alice, and she thought it over a little before she made her next remark.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
5  The next morning when they went to the secret garden he sent at once for Ben Weatherstaff.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
6  "They are eating next to nothing," said the nurse.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
7  Bursting their jackets one day and the next turning up their noses at the best meals Cook can tempt them with.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
8  By the next night he had opened the doors wide to his dark thoughts and they had come trooping and rushing back.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
9  said the Dormouse, who was sitting next to her.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
10  The next witness was the Duchess's cook.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
11  And he added in an undertone to the Queen, 'Really, my dear, YOU must cross-examine the next witness.'
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
12  Walters was not expecting an application from this source for the next ten years.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  Before the next day three other servants were dead and others had run away in terror.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
14  Hardly a word was said during the next three-quarters of an hour.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
15  Almost the next minute she heard footsteps in the compound, and then on the veranda.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  Lash the scenery up ready for the next act.
2  The next few hours passed by in a whirl of activity.
3  The administration may try to reflate the economy next year.
4  The foreign guests will call on you next Wednesday afternoon.
5  We made a tentative arrangement to meet again next Friday.
6  We will, no doubt, discuss these issues again at the next meeting.
7  We'll announce the winners next Sunday.
8  It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.
9  The magazine will appear in a new design from next month.
10  My book will appear in the shops next month.
11  Entries must arrive by first post next Wednesday.
12  Parents are invited to attend the open house next Thursday.
13  I'd like us now to turn our attention to next year's budget.
14  The campsite is in a beautiful location next to the beach.
15  The bill will become law next year.