otherwise

Example Sentences

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This is what some of Friday’s release is made of — all the trimmings, tidbits and overstock that would otherwise end up in landfills or on the factory floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But it’s all we have now in an otherwise deteriorating situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But what happens to the people who might otherwise do those jobs?

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Enquiries have proven otherwise, indicating that South Korean children in orphanages were given away for adoption without their families' consent.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

I’d finally learned where all our appliances were going: straight into Klawde’s otherwise unused litter box.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth