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Example Sentences

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Last July, the university said it would automatically give raises to employees to among its lowest paid workers, bringing them to $25 per hour or a 5% wage increase — whichever was higher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

He stamps his feet, whirls his arms and screams at whichever referee is unlucky enough to be within earshot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was Clouseau, or whichever character he was playing, who was trying to maintain his dignity and failing miserably but trying to hold on to a sense of self and composure while everything is crumbling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

"The expectation that comes with being involved with whichever England team it may be - I'd much rather be involved with a team that's got expectation upon it," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The consequences for our understanding of later American prehistory remain the same, whichever interpretation proves correct.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond