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

This trio is glass-skin-inducing, smoothing, plumping, and every other skin-loving adjective in our repertoire. —Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024

Independent voters, who previously supported Trump in every other Iowa Selzer poll this year, now favor Harris, 46 percent to 39. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

Just about every other domain — from social media to family life — can feel ripe for demonizing attacks and caustic rhetoric. —Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Election officials found that roughly 98,000 people had been wrongly marked in their system as having provided proof of citizenship — a requirement to vote in Arizona (every other state requires a pledge of citizenship under penalty of perjury). —Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024