otherwise

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Wigginbottom nodded like she understood, but her eyes told me otherwise.

From Literature

Patients who have planned appointments are advised to continue to attend unless they are told otherwise.

From BBC

“This results in anchored long-run inflation expectations and associated long-term interest rates that are lower than otherwise would be.”

From Barron's

“A potential worry is that government intervention will bring renewed pressure on the large public builders to increase production more than they otherwise would—to the detriment of their margins,” Kim wrote.

From Barron's

AI data centers have been grabbing chip capacity that would otherwise serve the makers of computers, videogame consoles and smartphones, driving up prices for American consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal