otherwise

Example Sentences

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We saw more neighborhoods this way than we might have otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This is what some of Friday’s release is made of — all the trimmings, tidbits and overstock that would otherwise end up in landfills or on the factory floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

From 1933 onward, more people may have acted out of opportunism, to secure jobs or otherwise benefit from the Nazi hierarchy.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

But what happens to the people who might otherwise do those jobs?

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

True, there were traces of red powder scattered on the otherwise clean-swept dirt, and the stink was more foul than fowl.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood