either/or

Example Sentences

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In the siloes of social media, all things must be either-or; there is no “and.”

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

I think, culturally, we have this knee-jerk habit where everything is either-or.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

“It finally breaks the logjam around here and gets the process functioning again. It’s not an either-or choice,” Ms. Lummis said of the emergency aid for Israel and Ukraine.

From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2023

“This is not an either-or situation,” Anenberg says.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023

Posing the question in that either-or form misses the point.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond