otherwise

Example Sentences

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She said later she wouldn’t have noticed it otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In those settings, microbes could rely on sunlight for energy and avoid animals that would otherwise consume them, especially during stressful periods or after mass extinctions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

This, too, holds P/E ratios lower than they otherwise would be.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"I'm up at 06:00 - and what would I do otherwise? Stay in bed all day and do nothing? My mind would go blank."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

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

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny