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Example Sentences

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Arranged in a series of eight sections, the work has space between each panel, which gives a lightness to the otherwise dense construction, making it seem to hover ever so slightly off the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal

Everyday investors have helped fuel the rally, stockpiling metal that would have otherwise gone to industrial uses.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We couldn't go down the way we came, otherwise we would have fallen off and then we couldn't go forward because I couldn't move," he said.

From BBC

Lucy argues the festive break often heightens children's need for digital social connection and has become "a vital lifeline" for older children who would otherwise feel isolated away from school friends and routine.

From BBC

Slayer rules come into play whenever someone who would otherwise inherit assets from an estate is convicted of or found liable for murder, and the slayer is entitled to inherit from the victim.

From Salon