no alternative
Example Sentences
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Judge Petts said Kershaw had harmed people's trust in bank and building society staff and he had no alternative but to send her straight to prison.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“However, the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company.”
From Slate • May 5, 2026
These three states, by contrast, have no alternative ways of exporting their oil or natural gas, and therefore face a collapse in revenues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
"Sooner or later, there will be no alternative."
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Still, having no alternative, I went ahead and sat beside Jerome.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
