every other

idiom

: all those that are different or separate from the person or thing that has already been mentioned

It's a problem that's affecting this town and every other one in the state.

—used to say that some repeated activity, event, etc., alternately happens and does not happen in consecutive named periods

I run every other day.

The contest is held every other year.

Examples of every other in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Terra Madre Americas is the first American version of one of Europe’s biggest food conferences, held in Italy every other year by Slow Food, an organization founded in Italy that promotes traditional cooking and local ingredients. —

Sacramento Bee, 18 May 2024 Like every other gray wolf that was released in western Colorado between December 18 and 23, the wolf had been fitted with a GPS collar. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for every other

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