every second

idiom

: every two

—used to indicate that a repeated activity happens or is done once in two periods

We elect a mayor every second year.

The fair is held every second year.

: every moment

I enjoyed every second of her visit.

Examples of every second in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Unlike many in country music who tend to glamorize every second of America’s past, Rice wanted to start seeing the other side. —

Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024 While the ride through the canyon may be a quick 15 minutes, every second is memorable. —

Sunset Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024 The free concert series occurs every second and fourth Saturday from May through October starting at 6 p.m. Each week features a different band, with genres represented ranging from bluegrass to Americana to country to rock to blues. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024 All of these markers are recorded every second of the flight, with the data transmitted to teams on the ground and eventually uploaded to a central server for analysis. —

Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for every second

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