alternatively

Example Sentences

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Previously, corporations had the choice of paying California tax based on their share of sales in the state or, alternatively, a formula that factored more heavily their in-state payroll and property.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or, alternatively, did your mom share the news and then refuse to discuss it again?

From Washington Post

They could alternatively be convicted of manslaughter charges if judges at the Hague District Court find the act was not premeditated.

From Reuters

Or, alternatively, it could add a small amount to the annual inflation rate — perhaps as much as 0.2 percentage points.

From New York Times

Other dino mummies likely formed through rapid burial, as previously thought, or alternatively, some may have formed through being submerged in deep water with little oxygen present, the team wrote in the study.

From Scientific American