whichever

Example Sentences

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Last July, the university said it would automatically give raises to employees to among its lowest paid workers, bringing them to $25 per hour or a 5% wage increase — whichever was higher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

That is why investors should focus less on whichever collectible is hottest this month and more on which companies can build durable ecosystems around consumer attachment.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

An explosion of maritime traffic in the decades after powered the rise of mammoth conglomerates buying inputs from far-flung suppliers and chasing whichever consumer offered the biggest, quickest profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

It was Clouseau, or whichever character he was playing, who was trying to maintain his dignity and failing miserably but trying to hold on to a sense of self and composure while everything is crumbling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The first was by stealing tales from this world and mine, whichever ones he could get his thieving hands on.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia