every other

idiom

: 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.

—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 Unlike in virtually every other major sporting event, the Olympics are all about patriotism, pure and simple and chilling. —

Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 Hypothetically, should Comcast manage to wrangle as much as a 25% rate reduction from TNT, that precedent would embolden every other operator looking to slash its own operating costs. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Aug. 2024 How to get tickets Tickets for the Top 10 Takeover dining series go on sale every other Thursday, when Free Press subscribers have first access to tickets for each event. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024 The drunk driving limit in Wisconsin is the same as almost every other U.S. state: people cannot drive with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher. —

Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for every other

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