the other way around
Example Sentences
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The province of Ontario, established in 1867, was named after the lake — not the other way around.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
It should be the other way around: Your emergency fund should be paying off the HELOC.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The ratio was changed a bit—ground ops were supplementing the air war, not the other way around; but still the ground ops were necessary.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Rights flow from that truth, not the other way around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Usually it was moms who hugged their kids, not the other way around.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
