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

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

Children who already have an EHCP, or who have been assessed as needing one, will keep them until they finish whichever phase of education they are in - primary or secondary school, for example.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"It's too close to curfew to take you tonight. You’ll stay with Willem and me tonight, and you and I will go tomorrow or the next day, whichever is safer."

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse