alternatively
Example Sentences
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Creators can alternatively accumulate 8,000 hours of watch time over a year, up from 4,000 today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The settlor can alternatively amend the trust via any method that shows his or her intent to do so by clear and convincing evidence,” McLane Middleton says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
As the stock market alternatively displays the grace of a boxer and the oafishness of a drunkard, investors are once more confronting that which they fear most: volatility.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Or, alternatively, that they get a peek into a whole new world and learn about kids from different communities and backgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
But it would have been better to rewrite the sentence to convey the contrast from the start, using an unambiguous connective such as alternatively.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
