every other

idiom

1

: 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.

2

—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 Dodgers, against whom every other operation in the sport is measured, continue to beat Cohen and everybody else both on the field and off. —Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026

Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo set himself apart from every other Winter Olympian who came before him on Saturday during the Milan Cortina Games. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026

To give your lawn a head start, Nieusma suggests spraying an organic nitrogen fertilizer every other week once temperatures stabilize at 50 degrees Fahrenheit—especially during spring showers—to promote growth. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026

Coleman said the bill brings the school district in line with every other district in the state and provides some financial protections available to other districts during years of shrinking property values that are currently unavailable for KCPS. —Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for every other

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• smother
• souther