every other

phrase

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

Marmion and Currie now join every other coed school that has to devise how to share finite facilities. — Dave Oberhelman, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

This emotional payoff is uncertain in every other literary genre. — Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Large companies buy every other category of software this way. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Pick one stretch of the day, close every other tab and turn off notifications so one thing actually gets full attention. — Allison Palmer july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for every other

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