How to Use one or the other in a Sentence
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Well, the question should be: When take one or the other?
—Men's Health, 8 Nov. 2022
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Cut back on one or the other and good things will happen.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2023
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Pick one or the other, or do a ghostie on one side and the eight-legged beastie on the other.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2023
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Show us both as moms and workers, don’t just show one or the other.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
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Sport and street bikes, on the other hand, can focus on one or the other.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2022
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Some plants prefer one or the other, depending on how long the plant has been in the ground.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2023
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What are the factors that would help determine one or the other?
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
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And, of course, a lot of us are not interested in being one or the other.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
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Next week, maybe something else historic will take one or the other’s place.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
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Conversely, a poor showing could force one or the other to end their bid.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
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Still, viewers don’t have to pick one or the other, despite the discourse egging viewers on to do so.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2022
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The only caveat would be if one or the other hurts their chances of landing someone to finish games.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
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The only caveat would be if one or the other hurts their chances of landing someone to finish games.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
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The letter also raised the prospect of a contentious legal battle if one or the other side took the matter to court.
—New York Times, 6 June 2022
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There’s plenty of Harvard-Westlake fans hoping one or the other ends up with the Dodgers.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
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Spielberg thus has directed a record five films that won the top prize in one or the other of the Globes’ two film categories.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2023
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Only when Wigner examines the lab does the atom enter one or the other state.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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Some people don’t like muffs that fit on the top of their head but don’t like earplugs any better, leaving them to settle for one or the other.
—Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
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Jack and Babette are hung up on death from the start of the movie, volleying for the position of most-aggrieved should one or the other die first.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
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If disaster strikes one or the other, some birds will survive.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023
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At one or the other point, everybody will come to know the latest trends happening around them.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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At one or the other point, everybody will come to know the latest trends happening around them.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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Well, some songs reflect one or the other of us in particular.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
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Would more casual moviegoers be forced to pick one or the other, though?
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 20 July 2023
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As long as all jurors agree to one or the other, the crime of involuntary manslaughter has been proven.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024
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So many of our favorite moments as a family revolve around one or the other.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2022
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Every cook has likely used one or the other in a pinch, and this article clears up the confusion and provides ways to use both.
—Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2023
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Local wine-tasting tours combine one or the other with vineyard stops.
—Jamie Moore, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
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While most calendars are filled with one or the other, the Kong Holiday 12 Day Calendar contains both treats and toys for your pup.
—Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022
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The newest edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer reveals in which countries people tend to believe one or the other.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
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