Where is everybody? vs Where are everybody?

The correct phrase is "Where is everybody?". The verb "is" should agree with the singular subject "everybody". The incorrect phrase "Where are everybody?" uses the plural form of the verb, which does not match the singular subject.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 4772 views

Where is everybody?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use this phrase when asking about the location of a group of people. The verb "is" agrees with the singular subject "everybody."

Examples:

Where is everybody? I thought we were meeting here.
Where is everybody? I can't find anyone in the room.
Where is everybody? The party was supposed to start an hour ago.
Where is everybody? The office seems empty.
Where is everybody? I need help with this project.

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Where is everybody? ls Rosewood back?
"Where is everybody?" asked Fermi, and his colleagues had no answer.
I said, where is everybody?
Charles. Where is everybody?
Where is everybody? why can't I forget the...
This is such a relief, but where is everybody?
In the summer of 1950, Enrico Fermi, the Italian-American physicist and atomic-pile builder, went to lunch at Los Alamos National Laboratory and joined some colleagues there, and asked them a question: "Where is everybody?"
But really, where is everybody?
Okay, if this is the hibernaculum, where is everybody?
I don't mean to tempt fate here, but where is everybody?
Mom, if it's a surprise party, where is everybody?
(Much) Where is everybody?
Gene. Where is everybody?
GRADY: Where is everybody?
Buzz, where is everybody?
So, where is everybody?
Then where is everybody?
So where is everybody?
Where... where is everybody?
Where's - where is everybody?

Where are everybody?

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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Do you mean to kill everybody?
Wasn't this weekend for everybody?
How will I look to everybody?
Are those delicious looking sandwiches for everybody?
What about these decorations, everybody?
What's the matter with everybody?
I said, where is everybody?
How I embarrassed your boyfriend in front of everybody?
Can we not argue in front of everybody?
Are you sure you checked everybody?
Do you use the same techniques on everybody?
Don't you agree, everybody?
Is it the same for everybody?
Where is everybody? ls Rosewood back?
You ever have those dreams where you save everybody?
What's the latest fabulous news, everybody?
So how is your wife and kids and everybody?
How about some peach cobbler, everybody?
Why would I think about everybody?
Why are we sneaking around avoiding everybody?

Alternatives:

Where are all the people?
Where have all the people gone?
Where did everyone go?
Where has everyone disappeared to?
Where did everybody go?

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Where is everybody? vs Where are everybody?