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

Visibility is already a standard discipline across every other core business function. — Paul Deraval, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

In fact, brain fog outpaces every other side effect, including hot flashes, for women going through menopause. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026

But every other rider in the race knows this — and will attempt to gap Van Aert over the climbs. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Keating, the top Democrat on the committee’s Europe panel, was joined by every other panel Democrat as well as the top Democrat on the full committee. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for every other

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