otherwise

Example Sentences

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Judge David Tatel did this, he said, because he had no faith that Roberts would read the congressional report himself or know any of this otherwise.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Columnists Gustavo Arellano, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria took in all 120 minutes, absorbed every zinger — scripted and otherwise — and dutifully observed each parry and thrust.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

On the other side of the ledger sits a much larger pool of future students who would otherwise spend tens of thousands of dollars on a low-value education.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"He's taken us all to places that we would never otherwise go. That's a huge gift," botanist Sandra Knapp, director of research at London's Natural History Museum, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

They can do things in the water that they can’t do otherwise.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret