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

And Chief Justice John Roberts, who, lately, has assigned himself to write nearly every other blockbuster case, has now become the swing vote. —Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025

Clark’s ability to make shots from 26 feet consistently sets her apart from every other women’s player who ever lived.. Between those qualities, and her success at Iowa, helped to create a something that no marketing company, or league, could possibly ever do. —Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025

The Indiana General Assembly creates a two-year budget every other year. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025

Almost every other indie distributor passed on the film. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 May 2025

Rhymes for every other

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