every other

Idioms and Phrases

Every second one in a series, as in I'm supposed to take this pill every other day . [c. 1400]

Example Sentences

This is likely to mean a cut every other Bank of England interest rate meeting - so nothing next month, but then a further cut in early February.

From BBC

You can have a really good debate about every other position.

From BBC

At the end, it was the re-emergence of an old goalscoring hero in John McGinn that lit up the Hampden night, but in every other sense this was the dawning of the age of Doak.

From BBC

Every other element of Christmas is also jacked: the snowmen, the polar bears and even the elves or, rather, the E.L.F.

From Los Angeles Times

She said it was "completely disheartening" that "every other day there is a report of a young woman who has lost her life through violence".

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Related Words

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• infrequent
• occasional
• periodic
• recurrent
• recurring
• seasonal