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Most examples I read, 誰にも is always used in negative verbs. Is there a case in
which 誰にも is used in positive verbs?
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Can 誰にも be used in positive verb?
No, `誰にも` is only used in negative verbs.
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**「[誰]{だれ}にも + Verb in Positive Form」**

is indeed in active use even among professional writers as you see below.
Whether or not one should prescriptively call it "correct" in a place like
this would be a different matter. Truth is, however, that form is quite common
currently in the real Japanese-speaking world.

So, my answer would have to be: _**Yes, it can.**_

That is not to say, however, that Japanese-learners should use it whenever
they feel like using it. In fact, I recommend that they not use it too often
until they are fluent enough and have developed their feelings for the words
and phrases.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycxUa.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycxUa.jpg)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7dzJw.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7dzJw.jpg)  
(source: [messia.com](http://messia.com/reiki/book5/cover.jpg))
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Yes, but it's limited to a few things like in the accepted answer above,
because of the に. Without the に, it becomes 誰もが:

誰もが知っているような歴史人物 — a historical character everyone knows.

These are literary usages, though. In normal conversational Japanese 誰でも is
used.
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