otherwise

Example Sentences

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Otherwise, government bond yields could climb even higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Otherwise, he said, family members in the middle of grieving have to go on a “scavenger hunt” to find some of the most critical information they need.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"Otherwise," he shrugged, "whatever I earn would be spent on medicines."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Otherwise, this is another hunt-and-retrieve narrative for the bounty hunter voiced by Pedro Pascal, physically embodied in armor by Brendan Wayne and, in combat, by fight choreographer Lateef Crowder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Otherwise, they looked like babushka nesting dolls with red and yellow scarves around sad faces.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri