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

Hyland also said that Troupis presented no evidence to support his claim that every other judge in the country was prejudiced against him and therefore can't fairly hear the case. —CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025

While we're used to being able to recharge virtually every other personal gadget in our arsenal, this one doesn't have a charging port. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025

Matthew has his estranged dad and a dead mother, like almost every other male love interest in these movies. —Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

As expected, the team has been extremely cautious with his availability, which has led to a trend of him playing every other game as of late. —Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for every other

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