alternate

Example Sentences

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“It literally takes me into this alternate universe. There are certain times when I’m in certain vehicles, and I just want to play my s—. I start to feel like Tom Cruise.”

From Los Angeles Times

In one experiment, Adrian North and his colleagues at Leicester University alternated the music in a supermarket between French accordion and German oompah tunes.

From BBC

Sanders was not among the first four alternates at quarterback in the AFC.

From Los Angeles Times

As we eat, I look around, and it feels like we’ve stepped into an alternate universe.

From Literature

He opened the book to a page flagged with a green sticky note and found a poem titled “alternate names for black boys.”

From Literature