no alternative

Example Sentences

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But really no alternative at all: “Can a virtuous man hesitate?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“However, the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company.”

From Slate • May 5, 2026

But skyrocketing jet fuel prices since the start of the Middle East war "left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company," Davis said in the press release.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The union's London transport regional organiser Jared Wood said the negotiations with TfL left his members feeling "there is absolutely no alternative but to proceed with the strike action".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It’s just that I knew I had to get there, and there was no alternative.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer