otherwise

Example Sentences

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Yet Mr. Cook would have been insane to do otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The Greens managed to retain their seats on Essex County Council, and made two gains at Southend - but otherwise have not had huge breakthroughs so far in Essex.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Judge David Tatel did this, he said, because he had no faith that Roberts would read the congressional report himself or know any of this otherwise.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In reality, the two are complementary: Quantum systems are expected to act as powerful supplements, tackling problems that would otherwise take prohibitive time, energy, or processing power to solve.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Two German-held villages and one German stronghold were captured, but otherwise the twenty-five-mile front had scarcely changed.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman