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

The Future Has Arrived | Cybercab Unlike the case with virtually every other robotaxi business, Tesla kept this launch suspiciously quiet. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Every winter, and every other week during the summer, the lots sit empty. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The post is just one in a fleet of partisan spin that El-Sayed and every other Senate candidate might make. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

That goes for women’s flag football as well, thanks to Nebraska, with lots of other schools at every other level either also underway or working toward it. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for every other

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