otherwise
Example Sentences
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It decided what was otherwise an even contest.
From Barron's
The government said posters in consultation rooms would improve patient safety by prompting doctors to "revisit patient records, challenge initial assumptions and remain alert to warning signs that might otherwise be missed".
From BBC
Award values can soar when companies hit their targets—or plummet otherwise.
He spends his days helping people squeeze more life from appliances that might otherwise end up in a landfill.
This is merely realism—about actual climate policy in the actual world, however much we might wish things were otherwise.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
