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

In the following three-day period (April 29-May 1), streaming activity jumped 66% to 1.83 million streams. —Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024

But after 1,494 dry wells were reported in the 2022 water year, the total fell to 669 dry wells the following year, and has continued declining. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024

To clear the way for launch the following May, the valves in a new service module were replaced and the system was modified to prevent water intrusion on the launch pad. —William Harwood, CBS News, 7 May 2024

The reference was to Kraft’s 2019 arrest for soliciting prostitution in a Florida massage parlor, though the charges were dropped the following year. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 May 2024

Related Stories The novel, publishing Tuesday from Forever, an imprint of Hachette Books, centers on protagonists Emma Townsend and Finn Hughes who after almost dating in high school and reuniting in the following years after, don’t necessarily like each other. —Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024

Then in 2017, Boy Scouts announced that girls would be accepted into Cub Scouts the following year and into a separate Scouts division in 2019. —Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024

In the following days, administrators tried to find a peaceful solution with members of the encampment and expected things to remain stable, Block said. —Julie Watson, Fortune, 3 May 2024

Trump issued a video statement apologizing for his remarks, but the story dominated the news cycle for the following day. —Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 May 2024