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Example Sentences
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The reference was deleted in one draft, then restored in the public version, which otherwise contains only a brief mention of the previous fire.
From Los Angeles Times
Pickled vegetables add a bright, briny snap to otherwise familiar dishes: carrots and jicama, scallions or classic cucumbers become unexpected stars.
From Salon
A presale inspection, he added, “can also identify issues that might otherwise discourage buyers or invite low offers.”
From MarketWatch
Mention “Muscle Shoals” and for many the phrase evokes an otherwise obscure Alabama town where memorable soul-era R&B records were born, by such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and the Staple Singers.
Down the steps stands an oversize candle—what otherwise would have been a cheerful decoration now an earnest memorial.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
