whichever

Example Sentences

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Affected holdings will be adjusted upwards to include either the interest accrued since the error occurred, or the Bank of England base interest rate plus one percentage point, whichever is higher.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But we welcomed everyone in exactly the same way, whichever club I was with and whoever we were up against.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Some 60,000 people inside Emirates Stadium all lived in fear of whichever terrible thing might happen next.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

My nose tickled from the dust in the sleeping bag, and the basement floor—which was poured concrete beneath a thin, comfortless layer of indoor-outdoor carpeting—made my bones ache whichever way I turned.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt