How to Use mutually exclusive in a Sentence
mutually exclusive
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But the North does not see the two as mutually exclusive.
— Motoko Rich, New York Times, 1 June 2018 -
My point here is that the two do not have be mutually exclusive.
— Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The two are nearly mutually exclusive—to use one, the other has to be turned off.
— Bonnie Buckner, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Of course, some get-down and lift-up need not be mutually exclusive.
— Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018 -
This is a motley list of parents, some of which are mutually exclusive or at least very hard to square.
— Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 7 May 2018 -
The two are not mutually exclusive and work best when they are both aligned with the company’s mission.
— Yancey Spruill, Forbes, 3 May 2022 -
Not that the two are mutually exclusive, as this season has shown in South Dakota.
— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023 -
What gets lost in this is those things aren’t mutually exclusive.
— oregonlive, 5 July 2020 -
All of the above – or some combination None of the above is mutually exclusive.
— Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018 -
Yes, the sweats are cozy, but no one’s taking them away from you and fastening your corset laces—they’re not mutually exclusive.
— Jill Kargman, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2021 -
Whether we are also meant to see her as blinkered (as if faith and science are mutually exclusive) is less clear at that point.
— Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2023 -
The hosts are quick to point out that pop culture and politics are not mutually exclusive.
— Washington Post, 17 July 2019 -
While the two gaps aren’t mutually exclusive, the experience gap is the mortar around these skill bricks.
— Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023 -
The world is wide, and no pair of interests is mutually exclusive.
— Alexis Nedd, Cosmopolitan, 2 Jan. 2018 -
While much has been made of the need to balance public health measures and the economy, the two are not mutually exclusive, experts say.
— Ben Westcott and Carly Walsh, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021 -
The film showed that movies could make money and appeal broadly and still be of high quality and craft; those things didn’t have to be mutually exclusive.
— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 June 2024 -
However, the two are not mutually exclusive; in fact, one of the most of-the-moment beauty trends on Instagram is coupling nail art with the PSA to get out and vote.
— Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 2 Nov. 2020 -
The implication was that June cared more about her career than her child, as though the two things are mutually exclusive.
— Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 June 2018 -
And, more to the point, that luxury and conscience are not mutually exclusive.
— Pilar Guzmán, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2017 -
The troubling events of Nov. 6 and the state championship are not mutually exclusive.
— Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 12 Dec. 2017 -
Note, though, that the terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
— Josh Beckerman, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024 -
Note, though, that the terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
— Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022 -
Some have argued that the fox and the hedgehog are not mutually exclusive in a parable visionary sense.
— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 -
Armed with the most stylish outerwear in their wardrobes, these guys—and a few menswear-loving ladies—prove that keeping warm and looking damn good don't have to be mutually exclusive.
— Dan Roberts, GQ, 6 Feb. 2018 -
The whole thing is a balm for anyone who is tired of defending the fact that liking makeup and being smart aren’t mutually exclusive.
— Cait Munro, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2020 -
The point Showalter was making is that those two things — winning and building for the future — are not mutually exclusive.
— Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2018 -
And bear in mind, all of these penalties are inclusive of each other, and not mutually exclusive.
— Guinevere Moore, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022 -
These goals are not mutually exclusive, but the latter is likely to constrain the former.
— Laura He, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023 -
And, in many cases, the public says these aren't mutually exclusive.
— CBS News, 11 June 2023 -
But impact and profit don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
— Melissa Houston, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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