How to Use every other in a Sentence

every other

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  • Having to skip my lessons for swim meets every other weekend probably contributed to that.
    — Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Cleveland seems to be untouchable on that score, whereas every other club is keeping their arms together with spit and bubble gum.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • For a fleeting period, basketball fans had to mention him alongside every other great player.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Depending on how your skin tolerates salicylic acid, use this moisturizer as many as three times a day or as little as once every other day.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 14 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • While everyone is different, Fung recommends using these tools every other day and for massages to last no longer than 10 to 15 minutes at a time.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • And so the Supreme Court should have a binding code of ethics just like every other court in the country.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 12 June 2023
  • In the depths of the ocean, as well as in every other ecosystem across the world, death is a beginning.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
  • Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said.
    — Carla K. Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
  • Why do these get the seal of approval from Ms. Markle and every other person who owns them?
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Look at that cast — every other person is a huge star now.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And every other sport could choose what was best for them and best for their families.
    — Jordan Davis, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2023
  • This boy will be in his father’s life for the rest of his life, and not only on every other weekend.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Repeat every other day for a week, then use once a week or as needed.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The series opener felt a lot like every other Nuggets-vs.-Lakers game.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Meghan hosts a live chat every other Wednesday at 11 a.m.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Like most every other date on the band’s current North American tour — their first in seven years — the night was a sell-out.
    — Ben Stas, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
  • Like every other Colts draft pick so far, Rush is a high-level athlete.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The team has been able to wear down opponents and has reserves that would be starting for every other country in the Olympics.
    — Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2024
  • The same goes for every other climate solution pitched as a panacea.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Now, many of the same public commenters still show up every other Tuesday.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The at-bat against Moore started like every other one over the last week, with Ohtani stepping into the batter’s box and touching the bottom point of the plate with the end of his bat.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
  • To our knowledge, every other ~4000 snake species in the world (except a couple of Helicops species) have just one of these genes.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
  • With 18 teams and no divisions, there are bound to be multi-team ties for first place, second place and every other place.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Street pushes life lessons seemingly every other minute of the day.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • Like every other superhero film these days, there is, of course, a post-credits scene, along with cameos and callbacks.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 June 2023
  • Sandy's been one of the medical doctors, going every other year for the last 20-something years.
    — Sandy Hazelip, Ellie Hamby, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
  • And suddenly, by the 1970s, every other kid was named Jason.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
  • Maksym can study in class only every other week, because his school’s bomb shelter can’t fit all the children.
    — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Football steers, and every other sport and its athletes get dragged behind.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023

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