How to Use or otherwise in a Sentence

or otherwise

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Definition of or otherwisenext
  • The play ends with a list of the death camps and the relatives who died in them or otherwise in the wake of the Anschluss.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Kitchens in Maine, lost or otherwise, are never far from the source.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
  • There wasn’t much flavor—corn or otherwise—to speak of.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Here are some of the NPS' top tips: Talk in a low, steady voice and do not scream or otherwise act suddenly.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
  • Then watch, read, or otherwise look at the ones your partner tells you about on your own time and talk about it later.
    — Amy Rose Spiegel, SELF, 2 May 2024
  • Here are some of their top tips: Talk in a low, steady voice and do not scream or otherwise act suddenly.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Google Streetview imagery from May 2023 shows there are no bike lanes, protected or otherwise, in the area.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The latest string of Gosling’s films include few misfires on their posters or otherwise.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
  • There are random time jumps, and the scenes go on for too long or otherwise reveal themselves to be pointless.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
  • There was no loose glitter and no pizza, saucy or otherwise.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Brooks and Johnson were their clear best picks, value or otherwise.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023
  • Growing Up), but nothing MCU or otherwise has been quite like this.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • So, is your husband ready to love and support and be proud of kids who grow up to want no part of degrees, advanced or otherwise, thank you very much?
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Any major brand in the game long enough, soda or otherwise, will suffer some missteps and mishaps.
    — Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Most plants don’t intimidate me, in the kitchen or otherwise.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Why not stage a die-in at a corporate meeting, or try to mount an internal coup, or otherwise push Hunt Oil to get out of the oil business?
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • How eight of his closest associates have been sentenced to prison and many more have been disbarred or otherwise shamed?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
  • There are even times when the grift—accidental or otherwise—turns out to be real anyway.
    — Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Dodin timidly asks, which may be one of the sexiest, most romantic movie lines, French or otherwise, spoken in a while.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
  • An unknown number of them have been shot, hit by artillery, blown up by mines or otherwise injured in combat.
    — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The pregnant person may not want to have a baby shower or otherwise prepare for the baby, fearing the worst will happen again.
    — Alex Hazlett, Parents, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Look around to see if there are any other family members in your age group or otherwise who might be willing to support you.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • President Biden, healthy or otherwise, cannot do it by himself.
    — Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
  • When pruning or otherwise handling these plants, wear gloves and eye protection to prevent a trip to the emergency room.
    — Sara Okeefe, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • On the one hand, this is one of the rare works, animated or otherwise, that discusses socialism as a better way — or at all.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
  • Do not share meals indoors with them or otherwise share indoor space with them until your home test is negative.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Their defense of the houses equated, in the beginning, to protection for anyone living in the area, white or otherwise.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • But this wasn’t a moment for talking about business – fashion or otherwise.
    — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 1 July 2024
  • There was no encore, pre-planned or otherwise, and the audience, slightly confused, kept on cheering as the house lights came up and music floated out from the P.A. system.
    — Jon Freeman, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Since the start of the official campaign on July 4, the government has shut down, fined or otherwise penalized at least a dozen restaurants and hotels for hosting González or Machado.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 21 July 2024

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