otherwise

Example Sentences

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“I look at it more like a museum where the art hangs. You have to make the museum approachable, otherwise nobody comes to see the art.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Don’t let a company — or your overwhelming desire to do the right thing — tell you otherwise.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

From her home, she can see the plant and, emanating from it, “black clouds on an otherwise normal day.”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Central was the role of Dean, who admitted to exposing her team-mate more than she intended by taking singles early in the over, but otherwise played the situation well.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

It had also taken a sandwich with it, but...well, it had been harmless otherwise.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny