whichever

Example Sentences

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Affected holdings will be adjusted upwards to include either the interest accrued since the error occurred, or the Bank of England base interest rate plus one percentage point, whichever is higher.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

It means that whichever party leads the next Welsh government will inherit an overall waiting list which is falling, albeit still higher than it was before the pandemic.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Fund managers could buy either the underlying stocks in the index or a futures contract, whichever was cheaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

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

She’s supposed to stay until six today, and then come for two hours four days a week, and four hours every weekend until—well, until she finishes her time or Vivian drops dead, whichever comes first.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline