or else
Example Sentences
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Most members of his Cabinet were forced out under pressure — fired, in other words — or else they resigned in protest.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
When big tech predicts that everyone will need AI systems to future-proof their businesses, it is effectively telling people to invest in AI, or else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The company needs “a compelling new iPhone offering this year,” he said, or else it “could see declining iPhone sales starting at some point in the fourth quarter.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
“We have to protect it or else we lose the art form.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Stepping onto the running board and seating myself, I said, “Now, sir you got to get all these dohickies set right or else she ain’t go’n start up.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
