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

Now, virtually every other automaker has a portfolio of electric vehicles and no longer needs to offset its emissions by pooling with Tesla. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

The City Council evaluates Runner’s performance annually, with an outside evaluator conducting the review every other year, according to city spokesperson Maria Kniestedt. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

What Palvin and Hosk accomplished deserves applause, but their timelines shouldn’t be the expectation for every other new mother. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Date nights every other week would plainly drive up child-care costs and render average couples with two toddlers at home prostrate with envy. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for every other

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