How do you use the word "every" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "every" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "every": Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning. Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.

Every Meaning

/ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

detAll of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.

detDenotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.

Sentence Examples

Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.

Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.

She knows every student in the school.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

some

CEFR Practice Quiz

____ single guest at the wedding received a personalized gift.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The detective examined ____ detail of the crime scene for clues.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk Old English ǣġhwelċ Old English ǣlċ Middle English every English every Inherited from Middle English every, everich, everych, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ. By surface analysis, ever + each or ever + which.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass." — 1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:

"Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands." — 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

"Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth." — 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:

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