or otherwise

idiom

—used to refer to something that is different from something already mentioned

Intentionally or otherwise, they never told her about the party.

Examples of or otherwise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Except as required by applicable law, Jaguar does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024 Of those, an even dozen times the opponent answered back could be considered crucial — with their opponent tying the game, taking the lead or otherwise negating a Padres comeback. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024 Vision Marine does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. —

Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024 Speaking plainly and directly for our audience, does CAIR currently have any ties, political, financial, or otherwise to Hamas? —

Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024 Kitchens in Maine, lost or otherwise, are never far from the source. —

Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024 The latest string of Gosling’s films include few misfires on their posters or otherwise. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 May 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 Sore loser phenomenon Experts note that allegations of voter fraud – credible or otherwise – often come from the losing party. —

Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2024

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