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every second

Speech parts

1. every second - Noun

2. every second - Adjective

3. every second - Adverb

Meaning

every second (not comparable)

Every other/two; each alternate.
Take the medication every second day.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Once per second.

(figuratively) Very frequently; more frequently than is desired.
Why do you keep bothering me every second?

every second (uncountable)

The entirety of something of duration.
The man hated every second of the ten years he served in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
After enduring traumatic experiences, many people are likely to remember every second of them.

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No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity. Paulo Coelho

And what constitutes evil, real evil, is the taking of a single human life. Whether a man would die tomorrow or the day after or eventually... it doesn't matter. Because if God does not exist, then life... every second of it... Is all we have. Anne Rice

God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. Nikos Kazantzakis

Everybody's trying to make every minute of the present last forever. Preserve every second. Chuck Palahniuk

Now, performing is second nature and I love every second of it. It is a very emotional thing when I can't play a song; maybe I'm hitting on something that I don't want to deal with. All of it is so personal. It is like therapy. Vanessa Carlton

The wind changes every day; a woman changes every second. Spanish Proverb

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