How to Use every other in a Sentence

every other

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  • Then deep clean the oven every other month.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The menu changes every other day.
    Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Sub in a collared shirt or blouse for every other day of the week.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Just like every other couple that has that right.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In every other facet of the game, these two teams are right there with each other.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Food prices and the price of almost every other thing known to mankind went through the roof.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The law in our state was no different from the law in every other state.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Mia is supposed to have the kids two days a week and every other weekend.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Flood said the aim is to do it once an inning or every other inning.
    Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Repeat every other day for a week, then use once a week or as needed.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And that was after the guy had been thrown out of every other country.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The same was true if they were allowed to eat only every other day.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • What signal does that send to every other foster child in this state?
    Daryl Campbell, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
  • Not every piece of software needs to talk to every other piece.
    Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Remove the tulips from the vase at least every other day and retrim the stems.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
  • And every other sport could choose what was best for them and best for their families.
    Jordan Davis, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2023
  • In the warmer months, clean and refill every day or every other day.
    Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Well, in this case, every other state that was requested to do it, did it.
    CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The one-portal window seems to work for every other sport.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Urban will get to spend every other weekend with the kids.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In every other way, nothing is shocking about it, though.
    Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The Heat faces every other East team four times — for two home games and two road games.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But why did Trump go where every other leader had declined to tread?
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The ocean sits two steps away, which feels unfair to every other food festival.
    Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The two QBs now take turns starting every other week.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Isn't that what the left is always asking for in every other context?
    Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The same goes for every other climate solution pitched as a panacea.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In their third year and beyond, expansion teams will have the same salary cap as every other team.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Flights will operate once daily with times that vary every other day.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In Canada, there is hockey, and then there is every other sport.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 June 2026

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