otherwise

Example Sentences

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Then Congress created different income limits for traditional and Roth IRAs, because otherwise, where would the fun be?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The viewer has reckoned with their unease by finding humor in an otherwise unfunny topic.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

He will earn $140 million—potentially rising to $150 million with performance-based incentives—and still become a free agent at the age of 28, three years later than he otherwise would.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"This law protects glaciers, no matter how much some people want us to believe otherwise," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s tender if I push on the place where muscle meets bone, but I don’t feel anything otherwise.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison