otherwise

Example Sentences

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It’s that rarest of investigative-journalism properties: a consistently profitable enterprise that commands the levels of advertising expenditures that have otherwise plunged across traditional TV and informational media writ large.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

This is what some of Friday’s release is made of — all the trimmings, tidbits and overstock that would otherwise end up in landfills or on the factory floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But it’s all we have now in an otherwise deteriorating situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But what happens to the people who might otherwise do those jobs?

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

There’s a slight dent where it’s sitting, but otherwise I can’t tell it’s even there.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins