otherwise

Example Sentences

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The company’s results came on an otherwise brutal day for chip stocks.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Around back, an arrow, painted garnet against an otherwise beige facade, points toward a red door sheltered by a small, domed awning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Don’t let a company — or your overwhelming desire to do the right thing — tell you otherwise.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

By the time the celery sleeve arrives at the corner store, it is around 40 cents pricier than it would be otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Somehow, astonishingly, she managed to use her position of political influence to quietly help out an estimated five thousand people who might otherwise have been victims of Stalin’s purges.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein