How to Use otherwise in a Sentence

otherwise

1 of 2 adverb

• All of the books had been burned or otherwise destroyed.
• I didn't like the ending, but otherwise it was a very good book.
• The women talked in the living room while the men were otherwise occupied.
• Art allows us to express things that we would not be able to express otherwise.
• Something must be wrong; otherwise, he would have called.
• One of the boys has a freckle on his cheek. Otherwise, the twins are nearly identical.
• The test helps identify problems that might otherwise go unnoticed.
• But the ranges of scores among the same group of students shows otherwise.
  — Sarah Freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, 27 Oct. 2017
• The notes are otherwise unchanged from the designs used for the late Queen.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• Each of those is a rental unit that a Utahn could otherwise call home.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
• Maybe that's good for a win or two down the stretch that might not have otherwise been there.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 14 Feb. 2022
• The entire Northeast will otherwise be cool and windy to start the week.
  — Brandon Noriega, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2020
• There’s a pool, but otherwise the focus here is the scenery and the cuisine.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022
• The Sox otherwise didn’t have an extra-base hit in the series.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2021
• Most patients were otherwise healthy and in their late teens and 20s.
  — Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2019
• Otherwise, the Tigers will be easy marks for good passing teams.
  — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 July 2017
• But otherwise this is not the time to start a new Brio or Johnny Carino’s.
  — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
• Mykael Wright gave up one big play but was good otherwise.
  — oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2020
• The Sun Devils will get a chance to prove otherwise with the postseason here.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2023
• Nor is bread, stale or otherwise, salty foods or moldy stuff.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2020
• The hospice is designed to care for people who might otherwise die on the streets.
  — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, 16 May 2018
• Plans call for all events, virtual and otherwise, to be free and open to the public.
  — Ryan Patrick Hooper, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2021
• Breezy in the morning; otherwise, times of clouds and sun with a shower in places in the afternoon.
  — The Enquirer, 13 June 2023
• It was well set up to build a glacier in what is otherwise a hot, dry place — from a glacier’s point of view, anyway.
  — Carisa Cegavske, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021
• But otherwise, what was there for Djokovic to be disturbed about?
  — Howard Fendrich and Jerome Pugmire, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
• This is a space for some of the news and issues that might otherwise go unnoticed.
  — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• Two young men sat next to it, around a fire, in an otherwise pitch-dark street, their feet covered in mud and clothes in dust.
  — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
• Hubble uses that time to slew to the next target, and otherwise get ready.
  — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 11 July 2022
• The plan is focused on helping those with the greatest need for relief, including many who might otherwise never repay their loans.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
• Now, a special team of detectives sets out to solve horrific murders, after two victims are found in the otherwise peaceful German countryside.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024

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otherwise

2 of 2 adjective

• If conditions were otherwise, I wouldn't be so worried.
• The best looks in the otherwise play-it-safe collection were classic Miyake styles.
  — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
• For much of the summer and fall our otherwise blue skies maybe tainted with a dirty, hazy pall of orange from flames a thousand miles away.
  — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 11 July 2021
• The kitchen has dark cabinets that accent the otherwise white walls throughout.
  — Dallas News, 30 Oct. 2020
• And why the sprinkling of fiction in an otherwise nonfiction book?
  — Ling Ma, Wired, 17 Nov. 2020
• Fanning softened the otherwise sultry look with a simple sweep of light pink blush and a matching lip.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2022
• Use chocolate in your otherwise savory spiced nuts or crostini for a perfect blend of salty, spicy and sweet.
  — Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• The islands act like a comb that gather debris on its otherwise pristine beaches.
  — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2021
• Then after the otherwise garden variety Cactus League game, Frelick had a tough time wiping the grin off his face while speaking to the media on the field.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2022
• Notably, the smooth saxophone glided through the robust band, standing out among the otherwise head-banging song.
  — Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2022
• In the Trans-Pecos region where we were headed, a chain of mountain ranges provides humid and elevated refuges in the otherwise arid and flat Chihuahuan Desert.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
• The islands act like a comb, gathering debris on its otherwise pristine beaches.
  — Caleb Jones, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
• Fatigue might have contributed to her breaking an ankle on an otherwise minor fall last spring.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2019
• But that was the one moment of protest in an otherwise air-tight medley celebrating Dre-style hip-hop and L.A. positivity.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022
• Its pine-shaded avenues are a shock of green on the otherwise arid steppe, lined with chocolate factories, barbecue restaurants, and gift shops that sell bittersweet jams made from the berry of the town's namesake plant.
  — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022
• There seems little question that the otherwise stillness and purity of silence on your street is going to be usurped by those that own and are operating their self-driving cars.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
• The only cactus-prickly problem for an otherwise championship-worthy stage was the track itself.
  — Michael Knight, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2021
• Occasional bumps arise from having the tires go over a rough patch on the highway, providing an almost welcome respite from the otherwise tedium and boredom of this driving trek.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
• The small, handheld device can be customized with an app to add heat, cryotherapy, vibrations, and LED lights to your otherwise basic skincare routine.
  — Medea Giordano, Wired, 27 Nov. 2020
• Each of those three districts include at least one heavily African-American area in an otherwise majority-white district, the suit says.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 6 Nov. 2019
• Prairie dresses add a feminine touch to your otherwise masculine Western wardrobe.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022
• Additionally, Colegrove noted and photographed each tuft of pale fur, a dollop of cream on an otherwise coffee and cinnamon pelt.
  — Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2022
• Tokyo organizers have said some Olympic and government officials and sponsors would be allowed at the otherwise spectator-free venues.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 20 July 2021
• This might help to overcome the otherwise wanton avid capturing of daily activities that are not particularly crucial to the driving of the vehicle.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
• The lip oils' signature fragrances include 8 percent precious sandalwood, which is used to counterbalance their otherwise fruity notes.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2022
• Home Depot reported sales growth that was more than double the already brisk rate analysts had been expecting, but rising expenses meant flat margins in an otherwise standout quarter.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2020
• Until pretty recently, endorsing the death penalty has been a weirdly un-liberal carve-out position taken by some otherwise blue politicians.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• If conditions were otherwise, I wouldn't be so worried.
• The best looks in the otherwise play-it-safe collection were classic Miyake styles.
  — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
• For much of the summer and fall our otherwise blue skies maybe tainted with a dirty, hazy pall of orange from flames a thousand miles away.
  — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 11 July 2021

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