otherwise

Example Sentences

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School choice attracted the Quigley family, who were otherwise inclined to move to Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In those settings, microbes could rely on sunlight for energy and avoid animals that would otherwise consume them, especially during stressful periods or after mass extinctions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

It applies to the strait and adjacent waters to "secure transit passage and to deter attempts to close, obstruct or otherwise interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"I'm up at 06:00 - and what would I do otherwise? Stay in bed all day and do nothing? My mind would go blank."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“And this is how otherwise reasonable people end up throwing rocks at one another,” she thought, and took out her pen.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood