| 单词 | otherwise |
| 例句 | The word Harmony in bright green starts to flash across the otherwise blank ceiling. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Lets the birdsong fill his corner in the otherwise sleepy house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I have to sit on a cushion, because otherwise my poor backside really takes a beating. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He was without a jacket but otherwise immaculate for such an ungodly hour: trousers knife-pressed, his white shirt crisp with starch. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This lighthearted banter is all very amusing, but reality will prove otherwise. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She stopped once or twice more to give him meat to chew and a few sips from her canteen, but otherwise, they walked without speaking, and almost without sound. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I’m still here, and I’m grateful, because otherwise I would be missing this. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She liked to wear a well-worn thrift - shop leather aviator jacket and black jeans, otherwise, smart dark suits tailored to make her look leaner than she was. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a little stiff, but otherwise pretty painless—no torn muscles, no serious swelling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Throughout the spring of 1893 the streets of Chicago filled with unemployed men from elsewhere, but otherwise the city seemed immune to the nation’s financial troubles. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was damp and dirty, but otherwise perfect. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z They treated her with respect because of what she had done for Lucas, but otherwise they kept their distance from her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a matter of discretion that was also a matter of survival, a matter of being unable to live the life they would otherwise have to lead. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Boston University, and her otherwise all male class elected her class president. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z You may, however, elect to name the plant otherwise. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “But how to reach it? This potion cannot be penetrated by hand, Vanished, parted, scooped up, or siphoned away, nor can it be Transfigured, Charmed, or otherwise made to change its nature.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At the inn on our first night, she informed me I had taken the space in their carriage that would otherwise have been occupied by their maid. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Still howling all over France—a beautiful day otherwise, for once. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I need to move, to go somewhere of my own free will, otherwise I'm going to explode in an ugly way. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “And Henry, don’t forget to put your tongue behind your teeth when you smile; otherwise, you look goofy.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Teaching a song using solfege rather than the lyrics helps the listener hear patterns and intervals, and even understand phrases and form that otherwise might be obscured by lyrics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Like he knew the answer but wanted someone to convince him otherwise. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z They’re sitting at a lab table in an otherwise empty chemistry classroom at the high school during lunch period, as they do every other Wednesday. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She wished he had signed it, not because she wanted to know his name, but so it would look more authentic—otherwise somebody might think she bought it herself. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Here I came across a pecan tree downed by the snow, its raw, flesh-tinted core the only color in the otherwise black-and-white landscape. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Students like these remain in college because they can hardly imagine doing otherwise. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Viserys, was her first thought the next time she paused, but a second glance told her otherwise. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This was a tremendous advance, because those precancerous cells weren’t detectable otherwise: they caused no physical symptoms and weren’t palpable or visible to the naked eye. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “But you shall wear it until our queen tells you otherwise.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he realized he was looking at a whiteman and never believed otherwise, even though he saw Mr. Henry’s face when the whiteman told him he was his son. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So right away I knew we had a teacher who was into teamwork and who probably didn’t mind a little talking—otherwise, we would have been in old-fashioned rows. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Bending over was important; otherwise, the canopy would hit you in the head as it departed the airplane. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In viewing anything, assume its appearance is false until proven otherwise. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z ‘I hope that the forgotten people will not have forgotten how to fight,’ said Gimli; ‘for otherwise I see not why we should trouble them.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The tattered canvas beckoned as the only handhold on the otherwise smooth ship. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have; otherwise, how could I even recognize love when I saw it that night between Ob and May? Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z How could he feel otherwise when all he heard, all he read about, was how smart the Japanese were and how dumb Americans were? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It cannot be otherwise, that is how we hearten ourselves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I write about how the world might end. Sometimes I write about the abductions...You know, for science. I forget the details otherwise.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Back then, the rule in the house was, Do what adults say—otherwise you’ll get hurt. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Today in class he announced we’d continue working with magnets—apparently otherwise known as “natural magic!” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Small fires were still burning in the north, but otherwise the city seemed unnaturally peaceful. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Or parachutes, in a world that is otherwise full of snakes, and leopards, and Committee men, tornadoes, bullies, and death. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We’d all found something like that at one time, and so however much we tried to pretend otherwise, we couldn’t ever shake off the old feelings of hope and excitement. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter what the authorities did, the volunteers could not retaliate, otherwise they would undermine the value of the entire enterprise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved through the worship hall’s crowds slowly, as quietly as he could, while other patrons milled about, chatting animatedly or otherwise waiting for the service to begin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A few guards paced along on the gatehouse battlements, but otherwise the castle seemed empty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Here and there I passed a motel or bait shop, but otherwise the country unfolded in great sweeps of pine and birch and sumac. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Many otherwise decent men and women could find no other solution. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he stays in his workshop most of the day because he’d get too depressed or crazy otherwise. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z White hair surrounded his otherwise bald head in a nimbus and plugged his big ears like cotton. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s the beginning of winter break, otherwise known as The Return of Brian, and the off-the-hook smell wafting out of the kitchen has brain-commanded me out of my chair and down the hallway. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Smoke smudges dotted their brown faces and they both looked rattled but otherwise okay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I talked to one of the aid workers for a few minutes at the clinic,” my mom says as she tucks a few stray hairs into her otherwise neat bun. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z To him this felt profoundly rude, but doing otherwise always seemed to make the Helpers uncomfortable. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His stomach was enormous, an incongruous attachment to an otherwise finely proportioned body. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bet no one has ever told him otherwise.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That is why this Court must do otherwise. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z What clear-thinking white man wouldn’t be worried, slaver or otherwise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Now that Jefferson had raised the issue of political betrayal, he would have to “excuse the freedom of this discussion...which has taken off the Shackles I should otherwise found myself embarrassed with.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I don’t want to startle her, but there’s no way to wake her otherwise, so I cover her mouth with my hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The colors had faded a bit, but otherwise it was identical. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When you experience mercy, you learn things that are hard to learn otherwise. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z During one race in his jockey days, he heard another rider cursing after dropping his whip on what he thought was an otherwise sure winner. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “She says not to bother you if you are otherwise occupied.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z No self-respecting parent, obsessive or otherwise, is ready to believe that. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I’m like a piece of meat unearthed from the back of the fridge, suspect until proven otherwise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "You cut a pig's throat to let the blood out," said Jack, "otherwise you can't eat the meat" "Why didn't you.?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “You are fooling yourselves if you believe otherwise. They will destroy us, if they can. It is time for us to band together. It is time for us to act.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Well, I can tell you, sir, he soon learnt otherwise. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He taught me to cook, and otherwise let me run wild with my cousins. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “She wasn’t making it up. She read it truly. She told me things she could never have known otherwise.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But a few minutes later, he found out otherwise. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I had entered the endless abyss of threading and waxing and lasers—otherwise known as a lifetime of physical and psychological torture. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z If that comes, my wife votes like I do, otherwise I’ll break her neck. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere else was too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet, or otherwise unsuited for cultivation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z All the children, except Charlie, had both their mothers and fathers with them, and it was a good thing that they had, otherwise the whole party might have gotten out of hand. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z My lip curls, but otherwise I keep my expression as masklike as I know how, as cruel and cold as the face that reoccurs in my nightmares. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Despite the fact that I hated hem, Denna’s men taught me a lesson that I might never lave learned otherwise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But otherwise, there was nothing they could actually do to improve their circumstances. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was an inch long, middling green, and otherwise unexceptional in appearance. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z One high official told me, “Our informed leaders and many, many others know otherwise.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A throaty voice said, “MISSION FAILURE,” but Augustus seemed to think otherwise as he smiled at his remnants on the screen. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I put my hands together, making a pleading motion and hoping the desperation pouring out of my soul will convince her otherwise. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z To leave the township for work in the city, or for any other reason, you had to carry a pass with your ID number; otherwise you could be arrested. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We don’t have much room otherwise, and I wouldn’t advise leaving it out front.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That means that a person who is six feet tall but otherwise identical to someone who is five foot five will make on average $5,525 more per year. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They lost in the lower courts, so they appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the federal protections of a citizen’s right to vote superseded any state law that says otherwise. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z For a moment I suspected that he was pulling my leg but a glance at him convinced me otherwise. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a sole security guard in the otherwise empty lobby. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Lena says the main thing is to tape everything very close to her, otherwise we won’t see the shape of her body. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Agent Wren made his own inroads, attending tribal gatherings and gleaning information from Osage who might not otherwise talk to a white lawman. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s a second home, this place where everyone speaks my language, and where those who might otherwise be powerless in real life can now be incredibly powerful. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He hoisted it onto his own back and walked back to Ron, who clambered to his feet as Harry approached, eyes bloodshot but otherwise composed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z One object was found in Spassky’s chair that was not in Fischer’s otherwise identical chair! Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They accepted it as a permanent way of life, had never known it otherwise nor expected it to stop. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell myself that my alarm is absurd, that there is probably nothing at all there in the darkness watching me, otherwise they would not be firing so low. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't need Mom or her magazines to try to convince me otherwise. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a surprisingly new-looking door, modem and ill-fitting in a place that otherwise seemed so historic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I had no interest in football or basketball but had learned it was best to pretend otherwise. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I stand before she can tell me otherwise. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He lived by a single maxim: “Learn your horse. Each one is an individual, and once you penetrate his mind and heart, you can often work wonders with an otherwise intractable beast.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I’m right,” he said, as if he were seldom otherwise. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The knockers— hardy mountain dwellers accustomed to the cold—carried those who would have otherwise frozen: some of the dryads, or the winged sylphs, whose bodies were limp in the wintry air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Other guards occasionally walked by with their German shepherds, but the night was otherwise uneventful. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She had ordered the bulk of the legion to remain in Manhattan until she told them otherwise, but obviously Octavian had disobeyed her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Yet when I received Norman Bowker’s letter, it occurred to me that the act of writing had led me through a swirl of memories that might otherwise have ended in paralysis or worse. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Doing otherwise would have been like failing to resign after losing a major piece in a chess tournament—a social irritant, a waste of time and resources. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His great prestige brings a peace which might not otherwise have been possible. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When you stayed home for days in a row, it seemed strange to remember all the places you would have been going otherwise. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I knew I was doing well, otherwise Rav Gershenson would have stopped me, but I kept wishing he would say something and not just stand or sit in complete silence. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z That was the genius of Sesame Street, that through the brilliance of its writing and the warmth and charisma of the Muppets it managed to overcome what might otherwise have been overwhelming obstacles. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The wooden walls and roofs are aged and gray from the rain and sun but otherwise sound. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We were not now going to suggest otherwise in an appeal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t sound like he’s under the truth serum at all now, though his slumped posture and wandering eyes indicate otherwise. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The haggling that ensued was a blot upon an otherwise pleasant day, but I finally won my point by explaining to the man the dangers of my valve and of my health in general. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, I am all right otherwise,’ said Frodo, sitting up and laughing in his turn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But otherwise they seldom bothered with the biguns and their passionately emotional and corporate life was their own. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Sedges and ferns and graceful bulrush would be planted on the banks of the Wooded Island to conjure density and intricacy and “to slightly screen, without hiding, flowers otherwise likely to be too obtrusive.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Of course he chanted with the rest: it was impossible to do otherwise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He turned his head when Stanley and the guard entered, but otherwise didn't move. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The sinner is not on the way to a Buddha- like state; he is not evolving, although our thinking cannot conceive things otherwise. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z A bead of sweat trickles down the Tribesman's otherwise serene face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But a DNA double helix cannot autonomously make a copy of itself; otherwise, it might replicate without self-control. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Goebbels’s work of eliminating any Jewish or otherwise “objectionable” influence from the cultural life of Germany continued inexorably. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z One small cloud floated on his otherwise sunny horizon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The cool morning breeze and clouds thankfully shielded us from the otherwise oppressive heat. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In all that follows, here and in the rest of the book, the date given is to be understood as before Christ, unless it is otherwise stated. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The faceplate patch bowed outward but otherwise held firm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought he was feeble and helpless, but she would learn otherwise before the night was done. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And this certainty inspires him to say something he would never have said otherwise, something he would never even have thought. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Did a linguistic or cultural factor account for the otherwise puzzling failure of complex Andean civilizations to develop writing? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was as well to go out early, otherwise you could never tell how much had already been taken by urchins, for dung was easy to sell and commanded a good price. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z There's no way they could do otherwise after I've made them look so stupid. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The little thing was bony under its fur, but otherwise it seemed perfectly normal. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t have been able to buy even a penny’s worth of war stamps otherwise, let alone a Liberty Bond. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z This situation also explains the otherwise mystifying fact that certain outstanding entomologists are among the leading advocates of chemical control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The number one country in the world for drowning, accidental or otherwise, is Russia, which has twice as many deaths as the next highest, Japan. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Below and ahead of them, lit up like a ghastly funfair, was a rectangle of stark, garish white light desecrating an otherwise blacked-out landscape. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z No, it is the Union Light Guard, otherwise known as the Seventh Independent Company of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that gallops to the rescue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z An owl screeched outside, but otherwise all was still in Capricorn’s village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Minnie looked tired but otherwise appeared as I had imagined—patient and strong—based on Walter's descriptions and my own guesses from our phone conversations. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “We must not rush it in this bald way. We must be at ease before we begin our conversation, otherwise it will seem so strained.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat-like ones gave an occasional twitch of the tail but otherwise all were still. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “I had not thought otherwise,” he said gently. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the train’s passengers have settled into their respective cars and compartments to read or sleep or otherwise pass the journey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I must be back at the house before midnight; otherwise I’ll turn into a pumpkin, or was that the coach? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Most people think the pagoda is a cute tourist attraction and a quirky addition to our otherwise boring little nowhere city. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z They gave substance to the minutes and hours otherwise dim and unrecalled. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I like it. Well, maybe not right this second when it’s doing this, but otherwise...I mean, we’re used to it. It’s cozy.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I mean ordinary working people, the kind that we otherwise almost never saw in a bar like Small’s, who, with a good enough hit, had quit their jobs working somewhere downtown for the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Not everything had a cause, and pretending otherwise was an interference in the workings of the world that was futile, and could even lead to grief. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He held the reins in his left hand and carried his right arm in a white silk sling, but otherwise looked as grotesque as Sansa remembered from when he had visited Winterfell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were those he would never have seen otherwise. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They sat on what was once Cherokee land, he said, the land of their red fathers, until the president decided otherwise and ordered them removed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We stay in the silence and the loneliness of the otherwise empty dormitory for a few more minutes, and I try to let her words work themselves into me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The Tower had shown up just over a year ago, totally unannounced: a five-story concrete monstrosity on a block otherwise full of brownstones. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think I know that? I wouldn’t teach here if I believed otherwise.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A beautiful young woman turns otherwise smart men into gawking boys. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were hurt, if we were unhappy or otherwise victimized by life, she seemed to know about it, and to care, as soon as we did. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Maybe the roses were a token from the Virgencita, a small light in her otherwise gloomy existence, a gift to brighten her spirits. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z This rule is especially important when the two parts cross; otherwise there is no way for the performers to know that the "low" part should be reading the high note at that spot. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Sun’s high in the sky and there’s a gas station a short distance away, but the lot where the RV is parked is otherwise abandoned. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Needs a slice of lemon, but otherwise, it’s really good,” she said, and drained the shell of the last few drops. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He’d been strangely quiet the entire time, his lips pressed tight together, but his face otherwise perfectly devoid of emotion. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It must have been something absolutely appalling and gruesome otherwise she would have told me about it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Whatever he suspected couldn’t have been the truth, though, otherwise he wouldn’t be giving me one last chance to duck and run. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Modest, lived in, male, but otherwise no indication of the personality of its owner. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pudge is done with staring out the window, and I’m done with going on tirades about it, but he’s a terrible teacher, and you won’t convince me otherwise.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z After being served some questionable food at otherwise charming roadside diners, I learned to value the bland certainty of a McDonald’s cheeseburger. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z All in all, I think Patrick took me to about every place there is to go that I wouldn’t have known about otherwise. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We had heard of a secret market in town conducted in a yard behind an abandoned house where otherwise unavailable food items were sold to civilians. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “True, Jess, neither would I. But mayhap he has vital information, otherwise why would he drag himself ’ere in this state?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He kept insisting that they were all empty, and nothing Mike or I said could convince him otherwise. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He was extensively scratched and muddy, and wildly bedraggled, but otherwise looked OK. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We must settle the question of slavery’s extension now,” he told his daughter-inlaw, “otherwise it will stamp our National Character and lay a Foundation for calamities, if not disunion.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z So the CPS school-choice program did help prepare a small segment of otherwise struggling students for solid careers by giving them practical skills. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He slammed and slammed his shoulder, but he was thin, the door otherwise. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Would that someone would enchant her to do otherwise,” Locke says from somewhere behind me, but he doesn’t sound angry like Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Washington administration gave the appearance of wanting to treat tribal nations fairly, but its actions spoke otherwise. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The plane, which was flying along in otherwise unremarkable fashion, literally fell out of the clear blue sky and crashed to the ground. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “It’ll just be for a few nights,” he says, though the giant suitcase full of clothes tells me otherwise. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The Elayn Hunt Correctional Center was renting space to warehouse these men, but otherwise made no claims to their welfare or rights. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z People who otherwise might have traveled to Chicago to see the fair now stayed home. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was aware of it, aware of the way Clayton had said he seemed all right, as if we all understood he wasn’t but would pretend otherwise. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, astonishingly, she managed to use her position of political influence to quietly help out an estimated five thousand people who might otherwise have been victims of Stalin’s purges. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He still disliked addressing Woundwort as “sir,” but since he was supposed to be an Efrafan officer, he could not very well do otherwise. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if the watch was otherwise undamaged, but he hadn’t the courage to wind it and find out. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Oh. Right. This would’ve been a pretty awkward moment otherwise, I guess.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “If you will make yourself clear,” I said, “I will stay and hear; otherwise I must be on my way.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so glad her brain supplied that explanation, because otherwise, she would have had to believe she was hallucinating. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But if there had been any paleontologists living 67 million years ago, they could not have predicted the dinosaurs’ imminent demise, because asteroids belong to a field of science otherwise remote from dinosaur biology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Book of the City of Ember, which all children studied in school, taught otherwise. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Most evenings a meal was provided as well; otherwise, Min had given Tree-ear a string of coins to buy food as needed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In fact, she, too, had thought about asking her husband to stay home from work to help with the girls but decided otherwise. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He needed to find someone to replace him; otherwise he would have to talk to Mother Water Monster, who was certainly still very angry with all humans. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His chest cannot have been injured otherwise he would not have such strength to cry out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But the suspension of study privileges had an unintended benefit, and that was that I began to read books that I would not otherwise have read. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks a little tired but otherwise okay. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Emma was soon perfectly satisfied of Mr. Martin’s being no otherwise remembered, than as he furnished a contrast with Mr. Elton, of the utmost advantage to the latter. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He wanted to five, but for that he needed help; otherwise his life would end in the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The grounds were crosshatched with downed branches, but otherwise the property was undamaged. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The buildings were higher and the crowds thicker; otherwise it was little different from Brooklyn. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Nay, he appeared so much otherwise, that his daughter’s courage failed. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Anyone who does otherwise either comes to ruin because of the flatterer, or keeps changing his mind in the face of different opinions; resulting in a low estimation of his worth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “You deciphered the Limerick on your own, otherwise you wouldn’t even know about the Tomb of Horrors module, right?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A cased sausage hanging from a wire above the binnacle swayed a little as the Susan Marie undulated; otherwise, nothing moved. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The world should be like a garden with people bright as roses and lilies and tulips, otherwise it's all a waste, Maman used to say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He wanted us to ask each other hard questions—to question ourselves and our ideas about the world—and he wanted us to engage directly with each other in ways we otherwise never would. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Not your grandma, not your dad, no one. And if you need to break things, then by God, you break them good and hard.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The County Council of Defense members were noticeably absent, but otherwise nearly everyone came by to lend a hand or a word of advice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The triplet dream made William laugh, but otherwise he responded with enthusiasm: “I want them so—more than I can tell. Ours, ours—won’t that be wonderful!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In later life Lancelot sometimes had to fight disguised, because otherwise nobody would fight him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw no sign of pursuit by whales or otherwise, but Percy, Frank, and Hedge didn’t start to recover until the Atlanta skyline was a hazy smudge in the distance. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You must have been otherwise engaged. But who would expect any different from a no-account sheriff of a no-account town?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I would have expected it to go off by now; otherwise it’s not much good.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say. I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning. How long will you be gone?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened in the night, and by morning they had buried the child and would not speak of it except to say it had been stillborn but otherwise perfect, as far as they could tell. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Clearly he didn’t expect the truth from her, but why didn’t he at least bother to pretend otherwise? The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I frowned, irritated that something would spoil an otherwise perfect day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Macon knew otherwise, because he was there and had seen the eyes of the midwife as his mother’s legs collapsed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, maybe it would have been nice for Maribel, but otherwise what was the point? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Every so often she stood up to warm herself; otherwise she waited patiently, the hard metal under her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “We wouldn’t have seen the Master put poison in the wine otherwise. Pan, that was the Tokay he asked the Butler about! They’re going to kill Lord Asriel!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In the case of the car salesmen, their decision to quote an outrageously high price to women and blacks alienated people who might otherwise have bought a car. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Miss Sadie was in a mood and she was not going to be coaxed, cajoled, or otherwise budged from it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I hope so,” he said, “otherwise, the truck will get stuck so deep we won’t be able to get it out until next spring.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She scowled at him briefly, but otherwise said nothing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s Paul’s job—self-appointed or otherwise—to get us up and out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z True Belle was twenty-seven and when would she ever get to see a great big city otherwise? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every so often a hermaphrodite was born, a seeming girl who, in growing up, proved otherwise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The thing was, I wasn’t holding on so tightly because of the weather, but because otherwise I would fall in towards the ship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Besides, what girl doesn’t want to be the object of someone’s affections, secretly or otherwise? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They were never on drugs, but they like to help Jay cook breakfast and even make bagged lunches for folks like Ms. Sonja, who may not get a good meal otherwise. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In the local lexicon, Truman High, in otherwise prosperous Bucks County, is “on the wrong side of Route 1.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z No sign of the Argo II. No sign of any coastline, familiar or otherwise, except for one tiny island at the horizon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hanging on his chest, which was otherwise bare, was a white disk with a spiral pattern on it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not fair otherwise. Finn, they’re places like our world, with a few differences. Or, there could be lots of differences, but they all start with one different decision, and...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When they are otherwise, the outcome will always be harmful either for one or the other. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The GIF was in black and white, but the photo was otherwise identical. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain was not broadcasting his messages at full-power yet—otherwise all four of them would hear voices, not just Constance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We are told by drug warriors that the enemy in this war is a thing—drugs—not a group of people, but the facts prove otherwise. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Readers of The Times in London were told that what was otherwise an “imposing ceremony” was “rendered ludicrous by some of the luckless sallies of that poor President Lincoln.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z How else could they be rewarded for raising otherwise useless girls? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I imagine they’re likely being spooked by a couple of shadows, but if it finds them looking for a few girls from Miss Preston’s, I’m certainly not going to tell them otherwise.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Now he was only Siddhartha, the awakened; otherwise nothing else. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I interacted with people on only the most basic, perfunctory levels, and otherwise spent most of my time listening to music. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “The shark needs to swim at all times, otherwise it will suffocate.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The rain might add some weight, but otherwise it would be one more day layered upon all the other days. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I push him away, because otherwise I’d have to hug him. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He feels angry at his parents then, wishing they could be otherwise, knowing in his heart what the answer is. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z First rounds of examination of “The Waterloo Letters” by experts have yet to reveal any evidence of classified information or otherwise compromising content outside of the nature of the First Son’s relationship with Prince Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The freckles had vanished, but otherwise she was not much changed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “And it mustn’t. It mustn’t all leak away. It’s got to stay in the world and not vanish, because otherwise everything good will fade away and die.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “You got to have a light meal, otherwise you’ll blow your cookies all over the place,” Bull explained. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Norman Bowker, otherwise a very gentle person, carried a thumb that had been presented to him as a gift by Mitchell Sanders. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And, since no one bothered to explain otherwise, he regarded the process of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But I guess these moms had a whole job just taking care of their kids, which is why I didn’t belong there, otherwise my mom couldn't work. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue eyes shone through an otherwise pitiful face, flabby and flushed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The oldest of the prisons is the Kansas State Penitentiary for Men, a turreted black-and-white palace that visually distinguishes an otherwise ordinary rural town, Lansing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no monthlong flu, summer, winter, or otherwise. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Soon the boat was moored permanently in an otherwise uninhabited Gulf Coast bayou named Jenkins Creek. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But although I wished it were otherwise, I did not want to go home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, maybe,” admitted Scythe Curie, “but I choose to believe otherwise.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He felt fine otherwise, but there was a tightness in his chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The birth of a better world is not ultimately up to you, though I know, each day, there are grown men and women who tell you otherwise. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Now, now, Sahil, I know college isn’t the right path for everyone! But, Twinkle, I assume going to film school affords you some opportunities you wouldn’t otherwise get, no?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They are logged into an intake book with their names and notations on which body parts they are missing or how they were otherwise injured. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Naturally with guests! It would not be much of a party otherwise.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “There’s a chance,” Colonel Varney answered, walking Lillian into the house with his arm around her protectively, “there’s always a chance. Let’s hope for the best until we have a reason to think otherwise.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ruby is a good girl. Don’t say otherwise.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z To have done otherwise would have been an act of disloyalty to Chicago and the nation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And anyway, she had to act like she was cool about it, otherwise things would just get soppy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z George made little attempt to brace himself or otherwise prepare for their entrance, so it didn’t take long. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Paradise Vendors, Incorporated, was housed in what had formerly been an automobile repair shop, the dark ground floor of an otherwise unoccupied commercial building on Poydras Street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Gilgamesh was only part god, on his mother's side, though he pretended otherwise." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I knew Norton had to make believe he didn’t hear that last remark because he would have had to run after me and try to bash my head in with a rock otherwise. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The Helpers were stirring soups and tossing pizza dough and otherwise attending to a huge array of dishes, all of which smelled heavenly, and the boys’ mouths were watering like sprinkler systems. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the lenses of his eyeglasses is already fractured, but otherwise he looks well enough. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Oh, she’d keep their secrets; it would tarnish her reputation otherwise. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They were two boats apart in age but otherwise nearly identical. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They rattled as I struggled but otherwise didn’t pay me any mind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He had jumped to the conclusion that the blood had come from a wounded knight—otherwise why should she have insisted on having them in the antechamber? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z No applicant will satisfy requirements, whatever his level of accomplishments otherwise, if seen to fall short in this respect.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The brass was dull and there were patches of green on it that took the form of another hand that once had held it but otherwise it was perfect. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Nothing easy about it. Don’t let nobody tell you otherwise.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If she judged that the coast was clear she would blow her nose when he approached; otherwise he was to walk past her without recognition. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It is unsettling, at the very least, to give a stranger access to things, like your self-doubts and your urine, that are otherwise shared only in medical or therapeutic situations. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I left them, hoping that they would become used to me soon—otherwise, I thought, all the creatures of Gombe would be frightened. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I know that now, no matter how much they try to convince me otherwise. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Even Jews who had converted to Christianity or did not otherwise practice the Jewish faith could not join. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes when a bad thing happens to somebody, it forces the person to make a change in his or her life that wouldn’t have been made otherwise. And sometimes that change is for the better.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I should have been at it the whole time otherwise, and I had other things to do. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She had the knowledge that she was small but she lacked the courage to be otherwise. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma said, “Remember, until he proves himself otherwise, assume he is God’s child.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Samupindi spoke at assemblies and handed out awards, but otherwise rarely interacted with students. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But on the side where the fortune would go, there was just a line drawing of a rose—otherwise, it was totally blank. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Anthony’s bright-red shawl—the only flash of color in her otherwise dark and drab wardrobe—became iconic. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her tangle of black matted hair is tied off her scrawny face with a bright beaded keffiyeh, but otherwise allowed to stick out however it likes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The length of the boat and the sleeping Lyra lay between them, or otherwise, he felt, they would have embraced and wept together. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Because otherwise he’ll give it right back to me,” the policeman said. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It is curious how one can be easily flattered in certain situations by otherwise insignificant incidents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tendencies to kill humans have disqualified many otherwise seemingly ideal candidates for domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They were shivering, shocked by the cold, numb, but otherwise unharmed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For this was no ordinary howling, but an anguished cry from the very soul of one—or more- otherwise mute beings! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Fortunately for Sir Palomides and Sir Grummore, the Questing Beast saw reason at the last moment, before the cavalcade set out—otherwise they would have had to stay in Orkney and miss the marriage altogether. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Living in it, no one could think otherwise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need to be able to control it, otherwise it’ll always control you,” he said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Working its way along the cracks in his face, it would eventually end as a shine against his cheekbones, which were prominent high points in an otherwise gaunt set of features. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I would not otherwise have risen — knowing that I might leave Life behind. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z More specifically, to the lone hot pink dress dangling from an otherwise empty rack. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You work the bellows, Brokk. Just keep pumping them. I need this hot, and I need it consistently hot, otherwise it won’t work. Pump. Pump.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Look, I’m not here to bother you,” she said, giving me a sly smile that said otherwise. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I wish it were otherwise.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Because otherwise the price would go up. It’s fun to bargain, although I’m not good at it. The market is so crowded. I drank pomegranate juice that someone squeezed right in front of us.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But the total energy density in “empty” space far away from the plates must be zero, because otherwise the energy density would warp the space and it would not be almost flat. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He could imagine the man’s complaints when Carpenter suggested that he stand in whenever one of their gang was too besotted, or incarcerated, or otherwise unavailable for their nocturnal missions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He swept an arm toward the Clock Watchers, who looked hurt and offended, but kept quiet otherwise. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Just keep quiet, Potter, otherwise you’ll lose what limited popularity you already have. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Had the arrangement been otherwise, we would use base eight or base twelve arithmetic and relegate base ten to the New Math. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just as well, because I would have collapsed to the court otherwise. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She ran at Kin, intending to shove him or otherwise distract him so Håkon could escape. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Still, he pretended otherwise and kept adding more dirt to the piles, piles that he would eventually have to move. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z If I may say this, I have always only ventured where I was invited or otherwise welcomed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z George Orwell—a keen observer of what lay behind the glitter of constructed facades, social and otherwise—had met Julian on several occasions, and had not liked him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “One dragon hurt the tsarina, but what have dragons done otherwise? Who else did they hurt?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Solid and plastic, it was thinner than I would have liked but otherwise encouraging. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The corners are a little dented, but otherwise it’s intact. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Some kind of bird started twittering in a tree farther down the road, otherwise all was silent. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are no other flights to D.C. on any other carrier, sir, nonstop or otherwise. That weather system has grounded everything. There will be nothing until later this evening. I’m so sorry,” she whispers. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Mad Max they were calling me, or Max Factor, or this one butthead in L.D. class called me Maxi Pad, until I persuaded him otherwise. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Sticky, as if someone had pulled a string in his back, promptly answered, “To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive, or to otherwise render indistinct.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z If you have to go somewhere else due to lack of facilities that is the next step, otherwise you are pretty well set. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Probably not, otherwise she and whoever her new boy toy is would have tried to run me down. They drove by just as I was leaving.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They had things they must do otherwise K’oo’ko would haunt their dreams with her great fangs and everything would be endangered. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But his father clearly didn’t want to spend time with Nathan because otherwise he wouldn’t have invited Leandra on their Las Vegas vacation. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Lou Gehrig is in the seventh school district, otherwise known as the South Bronx, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “You wash that with soap; otherwise, it will get infected,” she said in a voice more maternal than angry. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “You got to tie something around his arm,” Lyra said, “to stop the bleeding. It won’t stop otherwise.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And the knowledge that we’ve given you better lives than you would have had otherwise.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They hear themselves, which they wouldn’t hear otherwise, even though those noises are always there. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But there is a fatal flaw in this reasoning: plant domestication is not a matter of hunter-gatherers’ domesticating a single plant and otherwise carrying on unchanged with their nomadic lifestyle. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Most people think that. And they thought that, then. But they found otherwise. He suggested to them that they trade parts of themselves.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They knew it would just hang down otherwise. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “A rat, perhaps, or pheasant chicks. Lucky for us it had killed, otherwise it might have been quicker. Still, fortunately we did the right thing. We really came out of it very well,” said Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Calpurnia,” Granddaddy called up the stairs, “will you come out to the laboratory with me? I require your assistance if you’re not otherwise engaged.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z That comes in handy in implementing the two principles of composition when they would otherwise be stymied by the rigid word order of English. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “But you have to process it and move on. Live your life, otherwise he took your future away from you, too.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Chacko was puzzled to see everybody back so early, but pretended otherwise. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn't have been able to pay you otherwise. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In the 1960s, George E. Johnson marketed the “relaxer,” a chemical product used to straighten otherwise curly African American hair. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I looked confused in the latter of the two, but the photo wasn’t otherwise unflattering. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Osh had built our cottage from whatever he could wrestle off the nearest shipwrecks that were slowly settling into the seabed, breaking up in storms, and otherwise disappearing, bit by bit. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z His head was on fire, but otherwise he looked pretty good. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Thank goodness—I would have gotten lost otherwise. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A harp with a beautiful, sweeping curve was slung from his shoulder, but otherwise he looked nothing at all like the bards Taran had learned about from The Book of Three. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He looked at me like I was crazy to think otherwise. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, like race is a brew best served mild, tempered with other liquids, otherwise white folk can’t swallow it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But Ms. Morales and Judge Morales were not the same otherwise. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Grab a textbook from the bookshelf. I hope you’ve been learning about the Roman Empire; otherwise you will have a lot of catching up to do.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Because Gates would give only one grant, Jim made peace with PIH’s potential or former adversaries, such as WHO’s tuberculosis branch, who would otherwise be competing for the grant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Clean up graffiti and all of a sudden people who would otherwise commit crimes suddenly don’t. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the young man, dressed in a crisp brown uniform, stepped out of his automobile, they knew otherwise. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A lot of retirement high-rises have rules against dogs, visiting or otherwise, and I did not know Margaret's position on dogs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z One of his sleeves was torn and there was a cut over his eye, but otherwise he was as unchanged as the building. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His trips to South Beach, he understood now, were as much for his own heart as they were for hers; he had fooled himself for years into thinking otherwise. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She wanted us in Guillermo’s life, and he in ours, because we are, each one of us for the other, a key to a door that otherwise would’ve remained locked forever. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The Goldman Sachs building wasn’t done yet; otherwise he could have pointed that out as well and made it a threesome. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It would have been pleasant to think that all the deaths were the work of a single enemy who might be caught and killed, but Dany suspected that the truth was otherwise. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But you’ve been a man for a good while now. Don’t let no one tell you otherwise.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He may shovel there in that interminable dark, unable to stand; otherwise, crouched upon his knees, sliding upon his belly, with no air to breathe; he who should be at our side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A stray cat trotted away from a torn-open trash bag, but otherwise the street was empty. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The great granite walls remained, blackened here and there by fire but otherwise untouched. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If there's one person in our family who deserves the credit for the close-knit relationships between us cousins, it's Dayee Mehrdad, otherwise known as the true patriarch of our massive brood. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It is best to rely on the freely given support of the people; otherwise, that support is weak and fleeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At times he even sat upon the Iron Throne to dis-pense king's justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Howard and Smith much preferred that the horses meet in a definitive one-on-one match, in which no other horses could cause interference or otherwise affect the outcome. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, that’s not right. I’m tired. But otherwise, things could be worse.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It made the move doable months earlier than would have otherwise been possible. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While I do think certain individuals are disposed to crime because of their genetic inheritance or an abusive upbringing, I am convinced that apartheid turned many otherwise law-abiding citizens into criminals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is possible that Mrs. Hubbard revived rather quicker with these methods than she might otherwise have done. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z On occasion, when casualties came in, there were quick spurts of activity, but otherwise the days flowed by without incident, a smooth and peaceful time. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Chess looked down at swirls on the floor—swirls of dust on an otherwise empty concrete floor. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z That’s how it has to end; otherwise, it wasn’t a party. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Those extinctions eliminated all the large wild animals that might otherwise have been candidates for domestication, and left native Australians and New Guineans with not a single native domestic animal. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She might scuff a hoof kicking someone in the skull, but otherwise she risked no real danger. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The words you say tell me you are scared of the berries, but your actions seem to suggest otherwise. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He had a broken arm, but otherwise he was okay. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, I recognized it: the palace of the Titans on top of Mount Othrys, otherwise known as Mount Tamalpais, in California. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Although preliminary analysis by Clausen and a graduate student, Edward Treadwell, indicated the seeds contained traces of an alkaloid, subsequent, more thorough testing turned up no indication of any alkaloids whatsoever, toxic or otherwise. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were down there, wrapped in tissue paper and turning black, because otherwise they would have to be polished. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu was not sure what would make it look otherwise, perhaps pictures of family on the desks, or just more things, more files and papers and staplers, proof of its being inhabited. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She moved probably a little like Jack, a little unapparently, she probably just seemed to get from one place to another, floating majestically through her life until the day the internist informed them otherwise. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s always some one there. Who would be asking the question otherwise?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,” he said, “this isn’t an equation. You can’t solve it in three easy steps, otherwise you wouldn’t have accepted my help, right?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The flag was whipping in the wind, and I could hear the white noise of traffic in the distance, but it was otherwise quiet, the cicadas and crickets silenced by the cold. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Teddy Sanders swept a rogue thread off his otherwise immaculate blazer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z One odd ambivalence was how some letters, otherwise all but championing Mr. Muhammad, would recoil at the expression “white devils.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as small as the lights Celia used to decorate the Christmas tree, but it shone valiantly and softened what would otherwise have been complete darkness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew he was wrong, of course, that all of it mattered, that we were actively swimming in the sewage that was high school and it wouldn’t do us any good to pretend otherwise. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The place where I lived, the St. Nicholas Houses—otherwise known as the projects—was like a big family. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Four is stable. Concussed, I’d guess. But otherwise okay. His shield’s off, though, so I stuffed him in the bushes.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The wind rippled the water but otherwise all was silent. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She was wearing a set of spangled silver robes that were attracting a certain amount of giggles from the onlookers, but otherwise she looked quite nice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Funeral wreaths and angels, constellations of dust, stellar or otherwise, the puzzles left by spiders. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She was on crutches, but otherwise she was okay. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Unless Tibbets heard otherwise, his orders were to drop the bomb as soon as weather conditions permitted. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The greenish glow and the light from the two wands were the only things that broke the otherwise velvety blackness, though their rays did not penetrate as far as Harry would have expected. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “When she wakes up,” he said to Katie, “remember to keep telling her that she had a bad dream. Don’t talk about it otherwise.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To his great relief, he found Ron was lying on his bed in the otherwise empty dormitory, still fully dressed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There has been much,' he continued, 'which has impli- citly or otherwise criticized - it is not so strong a word - criticized the foreign policy of my country.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I could also use voice commands to move around, if my hands were otherwise occupied. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Of course I trust you. Why would you think otherwise?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z By the overhead light he checked his face in the mirror: it was moderately scratched, but otherwise not so flushed now, not that bad. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the country’s largest cities, otherwise prosaic services have been transformed into status symbols simply because of the price tag. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She had been an innocent; nothing could convince him otherwise. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As a rule, they did not otherwise participate in the public forum. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Where on earth have you been? The food has all gone. Luckily today I was able to get near, otherwise we should have starved.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z No human beings, except the courageous and experienced blind, are able to sense much in a strange place where they cannot see, but with rabbits it is otherwise. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In this, the government was successful, for the riots poisoned the views of some whites who might otherwise have been sympathetic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed they had never bothered to check her school records; otherwise they might have stopped her going to the integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me the truth about how he felt even when everything was uncertain, when I otherwise would’ve stayed silent forever. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “It had to be you. They would have killed you otherwise. The others aren’t in danger.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I figured that she hadn’t read it herself, otherwise she would never have let me at it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I guess someone had put the robe on the Kid when he was knocked out, because otherwise no one could have held him long enough to slip the robe on. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For Alex it was an eerie experience, tiptoeing behind the other four men, watching as they dismantled the two devices, using cigarette smoke to expose the otherwise invisible beam. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His tan has faded, but otherwise he looks exactly the same as he did all those months ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Good evening, y’all,” Wanda said, and a few people muttered a response or waved to her, some shifting in the pews, and the rustling echoed loudly in the otherwise silent church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “It was nothing,” Charlie said, but the giant smile plastered on his face said otherwise. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Most conspicuously, in virtually the central spot of the otherwise empty and highly polished floor, lay the dustpan Miss Kenton had alluded to. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial, and the barrel ot beer in the scullery was stove in with a kick from Boxer’s hoof, otherwise nothing in the house was touched. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z In faith, I did not know how to do otherwise. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z To do otherwise, I feel, would be to let him down.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The audition application is otherwise so simple, taking care of my lost resume and everything. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A radiator gurgled somewhere, but otherwise there was complete silence. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I see no strong reason to do otherwise; the division may sound a bit odd at first, but it actually makes rather a lot of sense. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Thereafter, Tasmania’s population of 4,000 hunter-gatherers remained out of contact with all other humans on Earth, living in an isolation otherwise known only from science fiction novels. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But I knew otherwise: The islanders preferred that I keep my hands to myself. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Maybe it would be too painful to live otherwise. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He had, in fact, no wish to end his days at the library—half blind or otherwise—and every hope of earning his squint lines by looking at the horizon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The rocks between the rows collected heat, he said, and kept his plants warmer at night than they would otherwise have been—but to this sort of thing she made no answer. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She’d been so thrilled to find someone that looked like her on the otherwise unfriendly campus that she had played right into their hands. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I mean nobody proved otherwise. 8th juror: Nobody has to prove otherwise. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There is also the distress, for all concerned, associated with the unwanted child, and there is the problem of bringing a child into a family already unable, psychologically and otherwise, to care for it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He was still buoyant when he arrived home, otherwise, he wouldn’t have had the courage to call all those Barretts and to actually talk to the girl. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A name for whites who rode through the night in the ante bellum South, breaking in doors and beating and otherwise torturing black people. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It is intensely shy, nests in bramble and thorn, eats large insects and fairies, flies only in heavy rain and otherwise remains hidden in its tear-shaped nest. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Princesse felt like she had helped to give birth to something that would have never existed otherwise. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They often provided money to wives and relatives who would not otherwise have been able to visit us on the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the bath, I diapered her but left her otherwise bare. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then he saw hanging conspicuously on the wall, which was otherwise already empty, the picture of the woman dressed in nothing but fur. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The Horklump is a favourite delicacy of gnomes but otherwise has no discernible use. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stop looking so superior!” my father sometimes used to shout at me when I was eating, watching television, or otherwise minding my own business. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And otherwise she should be sociable with Mr. Marshall and ask him about sweets—who thought them up, how they got made. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It can’t be this simple and efficient; otherwise, why are they paying me so much money?’” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z My master’s son-in-law, Captain Auld, was master of the vessel; she was otherwise manned by the colonel’s own slaves. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z Nearly everyone was ugly, and would still have been ugly even if dressed otherwise than in the uniform blue overalls. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I would much prefer this useful role, if I had any say, to the essentially unearthly creature we seem otherwise on the way to becoming. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Three words written near the binding, toward the bottom of an otherwise empty page. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Er, yes,” I said, afraid to say otherwise and risk ruining my cover. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z These were the same clean people who would never have stepped foot on Penikese otherwise. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “You may think that,” replied Campion, “but you’ll find it’s otherwise. That doe behind you must come with us; and so must any others that are with you.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “All prisoners, political or otherwise,” says the second, “are forced to do labor, even if they have not been sentenced to it.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z No evidence emerged that anyone had been injured or died—suicide or otherwise—as a result of the broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z When black men had been lynched or otherwise murdered in cold blood, it was always said, ‘ ‘Things will get better. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Lowell dabbled in astronomy as a young man, went to Harvard, secured a semi-official diplomatic appointment to Korea, and otherwise engaged in the usual pursuits of the wealthy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There's no post in or out of the camps otherwise. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z You look at something you’d otherwise find beautiful—a purple sky at sunset or a playground full of kids—and it only somehow deepens the loss. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, you’ll make it all right,” he replied, but his expression said otherwise. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It is a powerful—if limited—tool that uses statistical techniques to identify otherwise elusive correlations. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I was safer if he thought someone had sent me — otherwise, he might call in the others. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I wondered why he kept them at all, let alone in an otherwise empty formal living room. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z But the two books are otherwise completely different. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z That didn’t last long—there was too much pressure to act otherwise—but it gave us an excuse to be a little more reserved than we’d been in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Gendry knew, and she had nothing in her pants to convince him otherwise. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Manslaughter. He’ll be charged with manslaughter if he did not hurt her deliberately. But if they can prove otherwise—that he hurt her on purpose—he’ll be charged with murder.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t recommend that. As a lawyer or otherwise.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And if the facts say otherwise, then the facts must be altered. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her hands were raw and bleeding slightly, but otherwise she was unmarked. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Fortunately it wasn’t lit; otherwise we would have gagged on the smoke in that closet-sized room. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It surrounded the two men sitting at a table in an otherwise empty room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Though he hasn’t admitted this to her, he’d hoped, the day they’d filled out the application for their marriage license, that she might consider otherwise, as a tribute to his father if nothing else. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All this she would have believed, because otherwise how could she have kept on living? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Such things are real problems, they are serious matters to us, they cannot be otherwise. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A single red light burned high up in the Towers of the Teeth, but otherwise no sign could be seen or heard of the sleepless watch on the Morannon. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I have no mother, poor or otherwise,” he said. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The importance of diffusion, and of geographic location in making it possible, is strikingly illustrated by some otherwise incomprehensible cases of societies that abandoned powerful technologies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I could escape the stage-managed multilateral meetings and sit-downs with leaders and find new ways to bring a little extra warmth to those otherwise staid visits. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There’s one family waiting inside the waiting area, but otherwise it’s quiet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “He acted like the place belonged to him. I had a time convincing him otherwise.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Longwell Chase and I had nothing to talk about and no desire to pretend otherwise, so we walked silently to the Eagle’s house. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to worry them. They have to believe I can take care of them, otherwise our system wouldn’t work.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Angel, at thirteen, was thin and reserved, but when she smiled, her eyes revealed a glow she rarely displayed otherwise. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d failed to appreciate the grip climbing had on my soul, however, or the purpose it lent to my otherwise rudderless life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mott wrote to Stanton, urging her to keep her expectations low: “The convention will not be as large as it otherwise might be, owing to the busy time with the farmers, harvest, etc.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That’s where he also learned that if you go to the barbershop you’ve got to make sure your neck is real clean, otherwise the barber talks about you like a dog after you leave. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Nan sewed those hems for my seventeenth year-fall, to brighten up my otherwise drab clothing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I have to ... otherwise ...” He left the thought unfinished. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So during the summer before her senior year of high school, my parents sent my sister off to Los Angeles—otherwise known as the plastic surgery mecca of the world. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I would it were otherwise and she in my condition, for she is much afflicted since her husband has no use for her.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Economists, meanwhile, say that the gradual improvement in the city’s economy over the course of the 1990s had the effect of employing those who might otherwise have become criminals. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You discovered how to avoid quicksand and how to locate streams in otherwise parched land. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The mat that was spread out in front of the doorway insisted otherwise. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The universe definitely wasn’t trying to help me out today, otherwise I’d probably be texting Arthur instead of looking up my ex-boyfriend. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They laughed at the king, but were not otherwise much interested in him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She had one arm in a sling and a nasty-looking gash on her cheek, but otherwise her encounter with the bronze bulls didn’t seem to have fazed her. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Yet, although I grieved, it was not for my son: for in my heart I could not have wished it otherwise. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know nothing of this gold, and if you do, you had best pretend otherwise. As for the wineskins, they contain date wine and you will bring them to me as before.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “He’s going to get redlighted otherwise. His friends had to hide him behind a roll of canvas last night.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It is something like the way Dame Nature gathers round a foreign body an envelope of some insensitive tissue which can protect from evil that which it would otherwise harm by contact. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I force myself to stop looking, but I can’t seem to quit wondering if any guy—Gavin or otherwise—will ever look at me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z There is this sign, which is a good thing, because otherwise you would never know you’re looking at the highest point in Indiana. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The girls’ names are in most regards diverse, though with a fair share of literary and otherwise artful touches. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Then she reached out and grabbed me and kissed me all over my face and I had to close my eyelids otherwise she would kiss me right on the eyeballs. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was a twinkle in her eye that said otherwise. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It's the look he would throw his brother when he'd insulted an enemy, or won a battle, or otherwise wished to gloat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The implication is that unless they are closely watched, educators would otherwise be like the children they teach—irresponsible and unaccountable. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Grab a textbook from the bookshelf. I hope you’ve been learning about the Roman Empire; otherwise you will have a lot of catching up to do.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The cop looked so awkward with all that gear, Moss thought, but his brain wouldn’t react otherwise. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I’m going with — with Neville. He asked me when Hermione said no, and I thought. . . well. I’m not going to be able to go otherwise, I’m not in fourth year.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Frankly, I see no reason to treat hopefully otherwise. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Protestants were so public because they were otherwise alone in their faith. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The lines of vegetation along their banks are like oases, fertile places where people can farm in an otherwise almost lifeless land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The city’s police chief thought otherwise, as did the governor’s man. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There is a clock on one wall, but the room is otherwise bare. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In sleep, her features were smooth, unbitten by the smolder of violence that lurked there otherwise. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The arena floor remained solid, but otherwise the stadium looked as if it hadn’t hosted a good giant killing for eons. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Each of us has a sad tale; we wouldn’t be here otherwise. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I can hear Mai's soft breathing above me in the bunk bed, but otherwise the apartment is silent. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Chiron had made it pretty clear that I wasn’t allowed to hear it until the gods decided otherwise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Jared S. sat in the front, because otherwise he’d flick the ears of the person he sat behind. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The FBI also found an envelope placed squarely on the otherwise empty motel room desk. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z "Fifi drops out of college and goes off on a church trip to Perú, chaperoned, of course, otherwise we wouldn't have let her go. We don't believe in all this freedom." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Bykovski put his cup down carefully in the saucer, the sound a minute clinking noise in an otherwise silent room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Goodmans estimate that this has eliminated some 270,000 pounds of pesticide and 8 million pounds of petrochemical fertilizer that would otherwise have been applied to those fields. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But otherwise I believe they were satisfied with their lot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It brought a terror to my body that descended like a cloud and stalled anything I might otherwise do. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “She has to keep her feet up, otherwise the baby might slip out all of a sudden and bump his head,” Theresa says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z No one wanted to divide the work or otherwise be associated with it in any way, shape, or form. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She protested that she didn’t enjoy filling in for her husband, but her ease in front of a crowd argued otherwise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z If someone had laid out the consequences of their behavior, they would have unquestionably behaved otherwise. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesse always said I didn’t love him the way he loved me. He must’ve been right; otherwise, he wouldn’t have killed himself.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I imagine each book traveling on a white conveyor belt toward rectangular white stations where robotic white arms dust, scrape, spray, and otherwise sterilize it until it’s finally deemed clean enough to come to me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was almost as if these terrible years of suffering had never happened, but I only had to look at the worn and weary faces of my parents to know otherwise. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It reaches to the middle of my calves, but otherwise, it fits perfectly. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As a physician, he knew no means existed for establishing the identities of burned, dismembered, or otherwise disfigured corpses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Would a little drooling on your stomach help convince you otherwise? Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z It was small, no bigger than a pea, sewn into the otherwise nondescript shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Annabeth started forward, but the Sphinx roared, showing fangs in her otherwise human face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z This was our first event in the Transvaal, and it was necessary to have prominent figures lead the defiers, otherwise the leaders would appear to be hanging back while the masses took the punishment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An inquisitive ant was busy in one of the eye sockets but otherwise the thing was lifeless. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Answering the lecturers cleverly is something no one can take from me, even if the lecturers themselves occasionally pretend otherwise. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was obliged to break off from these very pleasant observations, which were otherwise of a sort to run into great length, by the eagerness of Harriet’s wondering questions. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She was a little worried he would eat all of them otherwise. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “If anybody thinks I am training a cripple,” he said, “I want these pictures definitely to prove otherwise.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Legendary weapons didn’t rust and wear away to nothing; otherwise they’d never get to be legends. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For every clever person who goes to the trouble of creating an incentive scheme, there is an army of people, clever and otherwise, who will inevitably spend even more time trying to beat it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I was amazed, once again, at his ability to draw emotion from people who otherwise kept it locked away. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe this winter I can be persuaded otherwise. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I saw almost immediately it wasn’t really a wall, but a pair of sliding doors which you could use to section off the front half of what was otherwise one long room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Cymbeline was right behind them, a nasty bruise on her forehead but otherwise okay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Or when they do happen, something bad happens next. Because otherwise the story would be boring, and no one would read it.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “On the day the electorate, as expected in polls, was voting in unprecedented numbers against bombing North Vietnam or otherwise escalating the war, we were working to set such a policy in motion,” Ellsberg recalled. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He stood out like a hot air balloon in an otherwise empty field. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Normally, orbits would be worked out by Vogel, but he was otherwise engaged. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because otherwise, both you and I are dead.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z You have to call her back sometimes, otherwise she’ll drift away into the woods and disappear. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m a little tired and sleepy, otherwise I’m fine.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Kymopoleia wrinkled her nose and waved away the darkness, but otherwise it didn’t seem to affect her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were sooty, but otherwise she just looked asleep. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The only one who knows how to work around here is me, and I defy you to prove otherwise. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You do things to survive that you never would’ve done otherwise, just to keep going another week, another day. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And if my designs had not gone amiss, it would have been governed by Gandalf the Grey, and then mayhap things would have gone otherwise. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I hide stuff from Justin all the time; otherwise he will eat everything.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The women in the colored dormitories of South Carolina believed they knew liberty, but the surgeons’ knives cut them to prove otherwise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Could that explain why sometimes otherwise normal people come to conclusions that are completely and catastrophically wrong? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z There will be no money to send you off to public school otherwise, Charles, you do see that, don't you? I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We ran through breads, breads/fancy, pies/fruit, and pies/otherwise, and then he began on the handiworks. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Not because she couldn’t, but because she told herself she couldn’t and no one made her believe otherwise. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I took an item out of my inventory, a wand that could detect hidden traps, magical or otherwise. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was the man who had given me wings—to go places, to do things I otherwise never would have dreamed of. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Wall of Ailing Corn was still there, though I saw no corn, ailing or otherwise, along that wall now. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Short, long, fat, thin, and otherwise odd, but nevertheless peanuts. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If the earth were otherwise, and all the dying were done in the open, with the dead there to be looked at, we would never have it out of our minds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally Mr. Sir would leave to take water to the other groups of campers, but otherwise he and the water truck stayed parked there. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It also saved the pennies that would otherwise have paid their fare on the streetcar and instead could be used to buy a better cut of meat for Sunday dinner. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Paul Martin, a paleontologist who was one of Haynes’s Arizona colleagues, thought otherwise. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This she did only late at night or otherwise when she was completely alone, so that no change or preoccupation was noticeable in her manner. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Claudia would also drive him to and from certain out-of-the-way Los Angeles destinations; otherwise he was quite adept at traveling by bus to wherever he wanted to go. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had a glow that warmed the otherwise murky atmosphere his father created. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z What you need at the outset is a high degree of uncertainty; otherwise it isn’t likely to be an important problem. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sick of this! Just like y’all think all of us are bad because of some people, we think the same about y’all. Until you give us a reason to think otherwise, we’ll keep protesting.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Waste twice as many men, men who might otherwise be walking the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes I'm so glad I’ve been given the gift of control over my emotions, because I just can’t even imagine how much it would have hurt me otherwise. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I’m engrossed in a book, I have to rearrange my thoughts before I can mingle with other people, because otherwise they might think I was strange. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s the universe weaving a Persian flaw into your otherwise perfect plan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z There were a lot of rules at Fullbrook, written and otherwise. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But I wasn’t a dog, sleeping or otherwise, and I still hoped I’d cross his path someday. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But he did allow himself to be persuaded, otherwise he would have been ostracized. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though we tried to convince them otherwise, the villagers grew certain the rebels weren’t coming, and so they ordered us from our scouting posts and out into the fields. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A pile of brown curls is pinned neatly upon her head under a tiny and feathered but otherwise unremarkable black hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They constituted the sort of criminals, petty and otherwise, who sucked the life out of urban areas. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The riddle had to be something that kids both in and out of camps could figure out, and it couldn’t be too difficult, otherwise no one would ever get it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Chip didn’t bother trying to tell his father otherwise. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “But if they think it is—Great Belin, don’t tell them otherwise!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “On special assignment here until, well, until my Lord Dionysus decides otherwise. And you, Perseus Jackson, I do expect you to refrain from causing any more trouble.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I thought it preferable to the life you might have had otherwise, regardless of the consequences.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The French he had met were generous, or otherwise lost to their own miseries. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A few schoolchildren, a few milkmen and street sweepers, but otherwise, our early-morning meeting is over before I would normally even leave for work. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She would, otherwise, certainly have fallen down, or begun to weep. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z That strange little blemish in one of his eyes, a ripple in an otherwise ocean-blue iris. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Wishing and willing will not make it otherwise. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The sleeves were too short, but otherwise it was fine. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Yet I knew him otherwise: a lofty lord without kindness or caring for my mother. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “The Augurs are otherwise occupied”—a strange, smug smile creeps onto the Commandant’s face—“and have asked that in their stead, I give you the details of the Trials. Here.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The pressure that such a pool of magma exerts on the crust above has lifted Yellowstone and about three hundred miles of surrounding territory about 1,700 feet higher than they would otherwise be. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He was young but poised and had a knack for making her feel good even when she was inclined to feel otherwise. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You’ll just have to forgive her otherwise. This is a dull place, Mr. Macon. There’s absolutely nothing in the world going on here. Not a thing.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps jail had taught him to release what otherwise he might conceal. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I could feel that the rest quivered, as I did, but we remained otherwise still. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was an uneventful class otherwise, once Mrs. Torrance reined the students in, and they began their introductory lesson to Achebe. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Slapping Robbie had given her a whole new outlook on this otherwise grim night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “And one day you’ll wake up, look around, and wonder how you could ever have believed otherwise. If the world doesn’t end, of course.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She says it like she expects him to relent, but her wide eyes and ashen face suggest otherwise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Stannis had posted bow-men below, to fire up at the defenders whenever one was rash enough to lift his head above the ramparts, but otherwise had not troubled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Maybe they'd reappear years and years later—in front of some boy who had spent his whole life thinking otherwise. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Princesse sat on the cooling sand on the beach staring at the spots on her otherwise immaculate undershirt, seeing in the blank space all kinds of possibilities. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Besides, if it proved otherwise, they would have all the more inducement to improve it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I waved at the librarian, Ms. Spooner, who sat behind the front desk of an otherwise pretty dead building. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Some folks swore she was a witch; a few misguided harpies insinuated she had poisoned or otherwise murdered the three husbands who had died on her. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was really spooky,” I said, “because she looked exactly the same. Maybe her face was slightly older. But otherwise, there was no real difference. Same clothes even. That smart grey suit.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was completely useless if you wanted to know the time, but otherwise very informative. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “God ...” I said, gulping down my misery, “has willed it otherwise.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Holmes knew she would, for how could she have done otherwise? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The word was blunder; and as Harriet exultingly proclaimed it, there was a blush on Jane’s cheek which gave it a meaning not otherwise ostensible. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I always think everything is a trap until proven otherwise,” the Prince answered. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “That’s enough, young lady. You must sing when I tell you to, and not otherwise.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z If he found himself near home during the afternoon prayers, he would stop, but otherwise he prayed wherever he was, on any job. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Thoughts that might have drifted away on waves of brandy otherwise remain intact in his head, confirmed and secured by a diaphanous magician. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As she rose, she frowned at the imprint of grit she left behind on the otherwise spotless floor, and at the clank of her shackles echoing through the silent room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m sure Penny will be just fine,” Mrs. V said then, but her voice said otherwise. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z And what was terrifying was not that they would kill you for thinking otherwise, but that they might be right. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The pneumatic doors were slightly askew where the troll had barged through, but otherwise everything seemed operational. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Only thumb and forefinger remained on the hand that held the reins; the other fingers had been sheared off catching a wildling's axe that would otherwise have split his skull. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I tried to see the overall picture—to remember that over the long haul, she had been a tiny pinpoint of light in the otherwise very dark experience of dealing with Central High’s administration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How indeed could it be otherwise, so long as art is still being created all around us, opening our eyes almost daily to new experiences and thus forcing us to readjust our understanding? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The minority of blacks who lived in Dube, a posh section of the otherwise squalid Soweto also known as Beverly Hills, were a well-to-do elite. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The grand jury issued a statement: “Such practices should not be endured, otherwise our courts will be a mockery, and justice defeated.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The arts give students an opportunity to express and explore material in a medium to which they might not otherwise have access. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Lou Volpe’s classroom, far from the main entrance, is furnished with old couches and living room chairs, donated stuff that otherwise might have gone to Goodwill or landfills. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Guitar did not have a gun, otherwise he would have used it, so Milkman felt secure heading for the dogs with the gun in his hand even though it had no more shot. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Since fringe politicians and scientists are generally more intriguing than mainstream ones, they garner a disproportionate share of publicity and thus seem more representative and significant than they otherwise would. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z African music is often about the aspirations of the African people, and it can ignite the political resolve of those who might otherwise be indifferent to politics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Granted that our little hotel is dull, and the food indifferent, and that day after day dawns very much the same, yet we would not have it otherwise. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Art enables us to communicate our understanding in ways that cannot be expressed otherwise. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His seven daughters were a bit taller, he wrote, but otherwise they were the same, and he still could not keep their names in order. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Amá insisted it had to fit this way because otherwise it would be “indecent.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z If understanding of the phenomenon of insect resistance developed slowly, it was far otherwise with resistance itself. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The fruit of our investigation must agree with our observations; otherwise we cannot be sure that we are right. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t even remember anything about that life. Otherwise...otherwise we would have visited.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I said you were engaged to this guy from back home from when you were three, but otherwise no,” Tats say. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z All the ugly pieces blended in just fine, like a few bad memories tucked into an otherwise happy life. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Because of those laws, not much foreign beer gets exported to Germany, and because of inefficiency and high prices much less of that wonderful German beer than you would otherwise expect gets sold abroad. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A freakish, freestanding, 115-foot-high stalagmite-type rock that, according to the literature, sat in an otherwise completely flat farmer’s field not far from the Red Carpet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But the length of the rope has to be calibrated in proportion to the weight of the person; otherwise there is nothing quick or easy about it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The chauffeur isn’t around, or otherwise I would ask him to take me home. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z As she stepped back she noticed he was in ironed gray shorts and white shirt, but was otherwise barefoot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Such a drop in carbon dioxide may have impaired the “greenhouse” property of the atmosphere, which holds in the solar heat otherwise lost by radiation from the earth’s surface. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The only time he had ever had contact with whites was during summer league baseball, but otherwise he stayed behind the concrete wall that fenced him and his friends in like cattle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Miss Maggie and the others found out about me, Osh had decided that I was his until someone else could prove otherwise. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Oh yes I did. I’m good for you that way. You have a tendency to back away from things otherwise.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure, most cars contain nothing but junk, but I manage to acquire a few unexpected assets that would otherwise go to waste. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The defendants should receive clemency, he said, otherwise the future of South Africa would be bleak. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The movie was funny in parts, but otherwise it was just too stupid. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They had plenty of prosecutions to show otherwise. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z So the speech must have rhythm, but not meter; otherwise it will be a poem. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t ever trust me until I proved myself otherwise—and after my slip in messing up the color of the SUV, that was likely to be half past never. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We scrub only to remove impurities that might be detectable to a customer by hand or by eye; otherwise our only job is to wipe. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Same brown eyes, but otherwise totally different features. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Came up to say hello, soldier. I’m between schools, so I’ve only got a few minutes. Couldn’t’ve seen you otherwise today. How are we doing?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The map showed just three tarns in those mountains, remnant glacial ponds, all off the trail, but otherwise no indication of water at all. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a sliver of joy in an otherwise lousy trip, but I didn’t think I’d be able to get much down after the night I’d had. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He started to work, summoning fire to dry out materials and do a little cooking that otherwise would have taken days to complete. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Summers were lonely, though, with only Sunday school and vacation Bible school to attend and not a lot of friends around otherwise. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A dog barked as he rode through, and he heard a mule's raucous haw from the stable, but otherwise the village was still. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The bright sun transforms the otherwise green lush scenery into a magical land of silvery lakes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On one ride a latent terror of heights suddenly overwhelmed an otherwise peaceful man named Wherritt. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She could not think of it being otherwise. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We never could have found the dates otherwise.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “We must consult the governors,” said Professor Flitwick in his squeaky little voice; he had a large bruise on his forehead but seemed otherwise unscathed by his collapse in Snape’s office. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “SNCC had to use the students initially, otherwise the effort in Selma would have failed and there would have been no Selma campaign.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z To Casteen, these are steps to remove what he describes as “artificial barriers” to a college education placed in the way of otherwise deserving students. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Lee said, “I would like to see General Longstreet. My compliments, and ask him to ride with me this morning, if he is not otherwise occupied.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his failure to testify in person, Lawrence’s voice did not otherwise go unheard at the hearing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Sergeant Caputo shoved his sleeves up farther on his forearms and said, “The penthouse is a crime scene. It’s off-limits until I say otherwise. Are we all clear?” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He had never told Bri otherwise because he had never been able to accept that their parents really were both dead. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I did not complain of my treatment; indeed, complaint may often make intolerable some circumstances which otherwise were swallowed, digested, and let pass. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With only seconds to spare, Bobby just barely made his fortieth move against Bronstein before his flag fell, which otherwise would have caused him to be forfeited. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One of the society’s aims was to bring together scholars from various fields who might not otherwise have occasion to meet. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Cramp warned me to “stick to the recommended dosage—two pills, three times a day—otherwise you’ll be completely stoned. Okay?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Fine,” says Vincent, “I’ll swear anything you want but on condition that you vomit that stuff up immediately—stick your finger down your throat until you vomit, otherwise I’ll call the others.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s not made up of planks, otherwise I’d be too nervous to go forward. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Müller is rather crude and tactless, otherwise he would hold his tongue, for anybody can see that Kemmerich will never come out of this place again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand up or otherwise I will say or do something really stupid. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “How could I do otherwise? Without care, the leaf is ruined and must be done over.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “You’ll not see her otherwise, no matter what I tell you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Well, it otherwise seems like there aren’t any cute guys in this whole city that I can stand for five minutes, so I’ll take what I can get.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We’ve definitely had some games where the opposing team’s fans suggested otherwise. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z When Dad talked to me, his voice was weak, but otherwise he sounded the same—confident and needing nothing, certainly nothing within my power to give him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Another otherwise suitable candidate that disqualifies itself for equally obvious reasons is the African buffalo. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Celia, you are everything to me. I don’t know who is trying to convince you otherwise, but you must believe me, please.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Thanks for the kind words about my work, and best of luck with your explorations, scientific and otherwise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Papa hoped that by staying open as late as possible his newsstand might get some of the business that would otherwise have gone to the larger stands. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Undoubtedly, Harry thought, watching him over the top of his own book, Malfoy was begrudging the time he could otherwise be spending in the Room of Requirement. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And Tiny says, "Because otherwise what if we just end up like everybody at the Hideout?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Sitting up straight was very important; otherwise, you might break your back when the seat fired. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z None of April and Dorothea’s Hollywood friends ever had gray hair, except the kind you have on purpose, no matter how old they got otherwise. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Tufts of white hair sprouted from either side of his otherwise bald head like some distraught nebulous fungi. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My mom wouldn’t have made the trade otherwise. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The intimacy of it, the comfort of other voices giving credence to their private myths, prepared them to meet their wives with less distance than they might otherwise bring home after fishing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “That man kept me prisoner while he spent a lot of time and effort digging up that island. What for, otherwise?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “My Chief Rabbit has told me to defend this run and until he says otherwise I shall stay here.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But even the air seemed to be conspiring against her, making her think otherwise. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I have in the past been accustomed to addressing underservants by their Christian names and saw no reason to do otherwise in this house.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Nor was it that the police managed magically to intervene in a huge percentage of situations that would otherwise have turned deadly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pollard’s strategy, Woolf’s cunning, and Smith’s training had given Seabiscuit a chance in a race he otherwise could not have won. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Albus looked several years older, but otherwise the two boys looked very alike, for this was before Albus’s nose had been broken and before he started wearing glasses. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He tended to believe that his opinion was inevitably the right opinion, and he did not have a lot of patience for people who thought otherwise. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “My brother wanted to go home and I had to go with him, otherwise my parents would have gotten worried.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It could not have been otherwise, given the constraints. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Men with absolute power over their slaves acted like creatures we would otherwise meet only in nightmares. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He had been working hard for thirty years and, bad as it was for him in some ways, camp did allow him time to dabble with hobbies he would never have found time for otherwise. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z If only always, and not in these little bubbles, these few faint stars in an otherwise too dark night. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His route took him through towns he might otherwise never have encountered. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Electronic data processing machines brought otherwise unattainable power and efficiency to the research process. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And there is so much time to be endured, time heavy as fried food or thick fog; and then all at once these red events, like explosions, on streets otherwise decorous and matronly and somnambulent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, or otherwise he would have got discouraged and left,” Henry said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This main wall, some twenty-four feet high, is punctuated by twenty-one distinctive wall towers but is otherwise as blank as a cop’s face. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He might look the same to outsiders—the very image of a powerful Chief of Security—but Mother knew otherwise. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Isn’t it a shame about his poor hand? But I hope he’s all right otherwise. He’s had a cruel time.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Pacific coast areas that would otherwise have been suitable for food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z How could it be otherwise, when Helen, at all times and under all circumstances, evinced for me a quiet and faithful friendship, which ill-humour never soured, nor irritation never troubled? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He realized that they’d raised the bed because she wouldn’t have been able to look at him otherwise. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She proceeds to prove otherwise with a stunningly bad rendition of a Kelly Clarkson ballad. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Smith considered firing Ollie, but the horse was so enamored of the groom that Smith decided otherwise. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Any month, however, the exam by the San Francisco Police Department doctors could reveal otherwise. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z We don’t act like that because we are in a good humour: we are in a good humour because otherwise we should go to pieces. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, he was looking at Audrey as she asked him her question, otherwise he might have seen my face flush with pleasure. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But otherwise the subjunctive is found only in subordinate clauses, generally with mandative verbs and adjectives, which indicate that something is demanded or required: I insist that she be kept in the loop. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z For him, this was perhaps the highlight of an otherwise bleak existence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Hair curled in a way I never would otherwise. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. de Vries comes in, her cheeks flushed, but otherwise unharmed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At this point half my mind still told me that I was in a dream, but the hot pain all over my face convinced me otherwise. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And this slavishness to the group normally extends into every game, every practice, social or otherwise. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me another,” she said when I announced the end, suspecting she wouldn’t recognize it otherwise. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was only worth the risk if I were sure where the commissary was: otherwise we might just as well eat the cattle, ourselves. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “And if you can prove otherwise, you have my permission to go.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z In each case the birds dine on the insects that would otherwise bother the herbivore. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Now, it’s the way they are and no intelligent man is gonna tell me otherwise. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is the oldest person in our village. She suffers from a misguided fondness for her granddaughter, but otherwise her life has been blameless. I will pay you, of course.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank goodness it did not spread to the woods,” said the Abbot, “otherwise all of Mossflower might have gone up in flames.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He watched them, singing with them—because otherwise they would force him to sing—and trying not to hear the words that he forced outward from his throat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Finches and swallows chirped high above them, but otherwise the forest was surprisingly silent. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His broad view of what constituted landscape architecture included anything that grew, flew, floated, or otherwise entered the scenery he created. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His complexion was darker than mine, but he had greenish eyes, and a white streak in his hair, which was otherwise dark reddish, something like mine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jockey Harry Richards outrode Jack Pollard at the wire, otherwise Seabiscuit, streaking along in midstretch with a length lead, must surely have won,” he wrote in the Los Angeles Times. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Here he was and here he would stay until Gebu ordered otherwise. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He looked exhausted and terrified but otherwise okay. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z While the College of Physicians assured everyone that yellow fever did not originate in the water, the majority of citizens felt otherwise. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “They’re wrong. And don’t ever allow them to convince you otherwise. Do you understand?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The crickets were crazy loud, which was a good thing because otherwise it would’ve been weird with neither Genie nor Grandpop saying anything. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The skyline was broken here and there by the shapes of bams and farmhouses some way away over the fields, but otherwise, I appeared to have left behind all signs of community. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The boys looked longer in the leg, but otherwise everything was the same. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Some glanced darkly at the wood, and passed their hands over their brows, as if they thought their eyes saw otherwise than his. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A real estate agent had convinced them that they shouldn’t do anything until Ralph had tenure; otherwise they might find themselves “overcommitted.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the smell, the room he stood in now was clean and neat with no evidence of bugs, dead or otherwise. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was no particular day on which I said, From henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t say anything and no one expected otherwise of me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the eyes winked spasmodically at intervals, lending an eerie liveliness to an otherwise motionless countenance. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I’m glad his door wasn’t too far away, otherwise I might not have made it. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The cheese was hard and moldy on the outside but otherwise fine and there was lots of it. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d not been able to give the marriage quite the attention he’d have liked, having spent so much time in the military, traveling, and otherwise in and out of the home. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And they gave her leftovers and excess vegetables that might otherwise have gone bad in their huge pantry. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I get not wanting to be yourself. But isn’t it almost sadder to pretend otherwise?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It cemented a faith in God and eternity that could have dwindled otherwise. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But to his questions she gave proper answers; to do otherwise would be waste motion, and dissipated energy, and foreign to a good cat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for yelling. We wouldn’t have found you otherwise. How’d you hold them off so long?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I ask, settling into a very comfortable looking brocade wing chair that is completely out of place in the otherwise functional lab. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They had to show their love and respect, their appreciation; otherwise, the deer would be offended, and they would not come to die for them the following year. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sweep officers were generally keeplock or escort officers who otherwise would be idling near the front gate, waiting for their earliest chance to head down the hill. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A disease otherwise known as high blood pressure. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Not too bad, a bit shaky around the knees, but otherwise sound enough. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Enough to take us around campus, at least. I really hope fuel comes in the next week, otherwise when we resume, I will have to walk to my lectures.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I’ve already made my selection, which is peanut M&M’s, otherwise known as one of the world’s perfect foods, and I’m waiting for Bennie to take my money and count my change back to me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But there was something in the scythe’s eyes that said otherwise. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z "My sister is otherwise occupied. Is this Stark's letter?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “So? I’m going to live there for a long time, right? And because of me, we’ll have to buy a bigger house than we would otherwise.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take him down to the hospital wing and get that leg of his fixed. Give him some food and water. He won’t last the night otherwise.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There seemed to be a tenuous, if unspoken, strand of affection and respect growing between them, but otherwise Joe didn’t feel much kinship with most of the boys in the shell house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Whichever theory proves correct, most large wild mammal species that might otherwise have later been domesticated by Native Americans were thereby removed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah?” said Ron, and there was no trace of a grin, forced or otherwise, on his face now. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Logically, there was no reason for us to think otherwise. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z In the distance a police siren is whining, but it’s a pretty peaceful night otherwise, and I always enjoy being on the roof, getting a different perspective. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Often his answers surprise her, convincing her to appreciate an object she would have otherwise dismissed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Obviously he still could not avoid relinquishing his waiting duties in the dining room, but otherwise the trolley enabled him to accomplish a surprising amount. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z This showed that the radiation must come from beyond the Solar System, and even from beyond the galaxy, as otherwise it would vary as the movement of earth pointed the detector in different directions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s supposed to help with digestion, which is good, because I do not know a single Persian—Fractional or otherwise—who doesn’t overeat when chelo kabob is on the menu. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z My early childhood passed, on film and otherwise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Not only did all those police act as a deterrent, but they also provided the manpower to imprison criminals who might have otherwise gone uncaught. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Could I expect it to be otherwise!” said she. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And they were bound to be chasing her; it was silly to think otherwise. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I was really drunk; otherwise I wouldn’t have just nodded and followed her without a single question. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Do you think I would have climbed over that wall otherwise?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It is a noble outlook on life, especially if undertaken without the expectation of a return, investment or otherwise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z No matter how much I’d rallied and fought and wanted to believe otherwise, I think I always knew that in my heart. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At twelve-thirty he came to look at the presents and hung around chatting longer than was strictly necessary, something he’d never have done otherwise. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She pivots and marches away from me, leading me down the hall with her hand up in the air as if I might otherwise lose her. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Every year, Alex, June, and Nora fill up the East Room on the first floor with three hundred or so of their friends, vague celebrity acquaintances, former hookups, potential political connections, and otherwise notable twenty-somethings. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The structure wound down into the opposite chair, then onto the floor, emptying at the base of a three-level cat tower, otherwise barricaded from Fig’s access. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I loved video chatting with Dad, but otherwise my social life was pretty narrow. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She was barefoot but otherwise looked exactly the same as she did in class: a black T-shirt and a long black skirt and long beaded earrings that jingled like chimes as she walked. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They go on to talk about the heat, and someone suggests the cooling effect that evaporating alcohol has on the skin—although I suspect any alcohol is being otherwise employed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The sail bags, which had been tucked neatly up in the front comer of the bow, had come loose and were scattered all around, wet but seeming to be undamaged otherwise. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The hair of her eyebrows is darker, lending her otherwise friendly features a serious expression. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To do otherwise, to begin joking, would have been a hypocritical denial of what had happened, and Phineas was not capable of that. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He added jokingly, “We whites have everything, and you guys have nothing, you know. So we have to make attempts to equalize things sometimes; otherwise, how could we deal with our consciences?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The chandelier swung gently from the concussive force of the missile’s detonation, but otherwise everything was as she remembered it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The neat stitches ringing it transformed what would have been an otherwise ugly lump into a shiny little sunshine of a scar. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I know he means that this will make me valuable as a translator to the gentlemen who might have little use for me otherwise. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Though he tried to convince himself otherwise, he'd been aware for a while that his piles of dirt were too close to his hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The image, however, quickly convinced Watson otherwise: “Suddenly, I was excited about chemistry.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In that moment, the future—uncontainable by any Theorem mathematical or otherwise—stretched out before Colin: infinite and unknowable and beautiful. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It tingles when I touch it but is otherwise free of pain. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Up until the early nineteenth century, Cherokee tribes occasionally hunted in the area, but found the terrain otherwise too rugged and uninviting. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The only imperfection on him is his knuckles—they’re bruised, newly scarred, and surprising on his otherwise elegant hands, as if he had been in a fight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Their brother was surely one of them; to believe otherwise was folly. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Clavius’s argument here is identical with that of modern realists who claim that science must approximate to the truth, otherwise it would not be able to make successful predictions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Everything now, we must assume, is in our hands; we have no right to assume otherwise. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He had no mustache, but otherwise he could’ve been Hitler’s twin—or his father. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mutal was older and wealthier than most, but otherwise not strikingly different. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I swear I shall weep with envy if I keep thinking about them, bombed to bits or otherwise. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In Warburg’s theory we also find explanation of an otherwise incomprehensible fact — that one and the same agent can be useful in treating cancer and can also cause it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The advertisement also stipulated that the young lady had to be tall, setting off all kinds of speculation, both polite and otherwise. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It looked a bit red, but was otherwise smooth and unmarked. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jackson runs the roadways between Miss Preston’s and the city, and there ain’t much in Baltimore County that goes on without Red Jack being involved, legal or otherwise. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Some of the boys wore black caps but otherwise they were almost naked. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Big clams, prawns, crab, all kinds of fish, salty and freshwater, the best—otherwise why would so many foreigners come to this port? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir, your wife is living: that is a fact acknowledged this morning by yourself. If I lived with you as you desire, I should then be your mistress: to say otherwise is sophistical—is false.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z We had to win it or otherwise stand down. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The servants were called in, the dining-room tables wheeled away, the lights otherwise disposed, the chairs placed in a semicircle opposite the arch. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Anyone who does otherwise, either out of timidity or because of bad advice, is always obliged to keep his knife in his hand. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her step so easily into the pantry and emerge looking precisely as she did when she entered, only happier, taught Sula that sex was pleasant and frequent, but otherwise unremarkable. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At once he was aware that hearing was sharpened while sight was dimmed, but otherwise than in Shelob’s lair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “It was rabbit fever,” and the illness lasted many months, during which the family had depended upon church assistance and the charity of neighbors—“otherwise we would’ve starved.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t suppose I’ll ever hear from them again, but Mom says otherwise. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Jaime dressed like a sleepwalker and got into his car, grateful that his profession entitled him to a weekly ration of gasoline; otherwise he would have had to go by bicycle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel very sorry for him and hate not being able to go out; otherwise, I’d visit him as often as I could and help take his mind off matters. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He looked a little weary, but otherwise he was fine—except for his eyes, which tired easily, he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She was a little wobbly, maybe, but otherwise fine. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The army will halt their march when we can get word to them; otherwise, they would be walking willingly into the armed teeth of the goblin kingdom. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It was a strange contrast to what was otherwise a picture of normalcy. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Anyone who tells you otherwise is talking out of their butt. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He speaks into a bullhorn so he can be heard above the chanting protestors, but otherwise he ignores them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The house was otherwise quiet, apart from the simmer of boiling greens on the stove. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet, however much the tone of the article suggested otherwise, even if true, the allegations were trivial. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The moans can be heard in the otherwise silent night air. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There is no sign of life, intelligent or otherwise, in places we call Washington, New York, Boston, Moscow, London, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and Peking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t yet completely distraught because there was just the chance I’d left it in the billiards room; otherwise my hope was that someone had borrowed it and would give it back in the morning. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We have said above that a prince must have laid firm foundations; otherwise he will necessarily come to ruin. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Everybody cheered because, otherwise, we would have had a lesson on the Sahara Desert. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It provided home mortgages for hundreds of black families, people of dependable but modest means who could not have otherwise bought their own homes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I tossed and turned as if in a nightmare, but the persistent pounding and kicking at the door, and the muffled voices coming from the bedroom convinced me otherwise. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z You will appreciate that it would be impossible otherwise for members to participate in hunt activities such as Horseback Head- . Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The reptilian part of the brain that resides in most animals, highly evolved primates and otherwise. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It is lucky that I know about the poison of the scorpion, otherwise—” and he shrugged to show what could have happened. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It was mid-tide, so I was not much wet when I made land and was otherwise dry inside my poncho. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “You ought to collect your sack as soon as you get here, otherwise there is this long wait and then you have to come back and wait again.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He groaned beneath their weight, but didn’t struggle otherwise. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He has a cut at the corner of his mouth, but he seems otherwise unharmed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I wasn’t really sleeping, but I was otherwise engaged. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “You’d never get a man otherwise. I bet your husband spits on you—afterwards. I bet that’s just what he does.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the way his voice dips says otherwise. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This is because the act of describing a face has the effect of impairing your otherwise effortless ability to subsequently recognize that face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “You look good, sportsfans. Your hair’s sticking up in the back but otherwise you win the Commandant’s Cup. Where’s Mary Anne?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon it was impossible to find a single egg mass, sterile or otherwise. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In other words, before even seeing me, Luce was able to make an educated guess that I was a male pseudohermaphrodite—genetically male but appearing otherwise, with 5-alpha-reductase deficiency syndrome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dark circles ring our captain’s eyes this morning, but otherwise he looks alert and ready. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The truck driver hadn’t been able to maneuver his long limbs farther than that, thank God—otherwise Chubs probably would have been in the grass with the driver. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Aleuts also watched our village, otherwise they would not have known about the good fortune which befell us soon after they came. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The buildings are unpainted but otherwise beautifully detailed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He is saying many times, acting like crazy man, so I tie him on rope, quickly, otherwise he is jumping down into Tibet.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When Georgina’s order arrived, a pile of red raw beef, an egg sunnily splayed on top of it, Obinze tried not to look at it as he ate, otherwise he might be tempted to vomit. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Corcoran—leftover tears still rolling down his cheeks but his face otherwise composed—was looking with interest at a spaniel puppy who was gnawing furtively at the toe of his shoe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She didn't look to me like a witch at all, but she couldn't possibly not be one, otherwise what on earth was she doing up there on the platform? The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z There were entire boxes of the detective magazines Ophie had found stashed throughout the library, dusty but otherwise pristine. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I didn’t try to explain the store owner to Henry, or otherwise defend him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Each island rose as much as sixty feet above the flood- plain, allowing trees to grow that otherwise could not endure the water. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “But you should do something for him, no matter how small, otherwise he will not leave you alone,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A nasty bruise had blossomed around the scraped area where the ankyrider had tried to board them, but otherwise the fire brachy seemed to be okay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z How could it be a true present otherwise? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Stay if you’re staying, otherwise leave now and close the door behind you.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Alfred Stoecklein, not usually a talkative man, had much to say as he fetched hot water and otherwise assisted in the cleaning-up. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I might have if things had gone otherwise. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That’s not what I mean. I would never have told you otherwise. Don’t you realize what it means for me to tell you?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “But you need me,” said Balthamos stiffly, “because I can pretend to be your dæmon, and in Lyra’s world you’d stand out otherwise.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He represents constancy and success, which otherwise are in short supply. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And yet, positively: The ability to consider experience so abstractly allowed me to shape into desire what would otherwise have remained indefinite, meaningless longing in the British Museum. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s my job to provide what is otherwise lacking. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just wide enough to square off into two small teams for a quick game of hover ball, otherwise known as football with no hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then he suddenly thought otherwise and took a more businesslike pose, sitting forward with his hands in his lap. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Clifton,” I told him, very seriously, “you should probably take that down. Because otherwise someone might find out that you got an F in math.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, “I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “There is no woman more lovely than Your Grace. Only a blind man could believe otherwise, and Daario Naharis was not blind.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were five or six customers all gathered in a group around the bar - one guessed from their appearance they were agricultural people of one sort or another - but otherwise the room was empty. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z So while it may have looked and smelled like a Saturday from before, her clothes said otherwise. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She slipped the card into the math book that lay in the middle of Miss Harris’s otherwise absolutely neat desk. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “He might be saving some boys they’d have sent there otherwise.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He’d knocked the feathers in his hair crooked, but otherwise he was unscathed. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Ophie could not imagine such a vibrant spirit wanting to remain in such a dreary old house otherwise. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Someone was being a DJ and broadcasting tracks on the feed, so we tuned in, because otherwise you just hear the shuffling while people are moving around with no music on the floor. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway through the performance, my writing hand grew cramped, but otherwise there were no problems. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a mandate to seek out young people whose best qualities might otherwise be overlooked and to give them a chance to do something meaningful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Five miles of treacherous roots and loose stones, trying to twist my ankles or otherwise incapacitate me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The facts they do manage to glean have usually been varnished or exaggerated or otherwise taken out of context to serve an agenda that isn’t their own. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In viewing anything, assume its appearance is false until otherwise proven. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I was dismayed to see the extent to which this youth exaggerated—how could he do otherwise?—the feelings of the whites toward Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As a Ph.D. student, he’d used HeLa to help develop something called fluorescence in situ hybridization, otherwise known as FISH, a technique for painting chromosomes with multicolored fluorescent dyes that shine bright under ultraviolet light. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We pay two hundred and forty dollars each, the kind of price you can get away with charging people whose savings accounts would go to waste otherwise. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Zeke and Uriah sit side by side at the otherwise empty table. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s easier this way, because otherwise we might all have to face each other and Eleanor and this thing that has happened with Finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A surge of jealousy roiled Anya’s belly—she still didn’t have any magic, water or otherwise—but she managed to smile. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z My parents loved him for how he could pepper an otherwise folksy speech with Shakespeare quotes and for the famous, mouth-stuffing vigor with which he ate fried chicken at community events on the South Side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Agents would tear off each key after using it and then burn or otherwise demolish it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The effect of the overlarge eye against his otherwise handsome face is both grotesque and amusing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Immediately he derided my hair and accent, for since I came from Chicago I had no right to act otherwise. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It’s big and hairy and sweaty but I Deal With It because otherwise I think I will be smothered. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "I bet that old husband of hers turns out all the lights before he gets near her or he'd puke otherwise." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Isa hitched Laney on her back and started up the groaning metal stairs to the REP, otherwise known as the Roof of Epic Proportions. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The bed number is looked up on a chart; a young man with his arm in a sling lies in it now, otherwise in good spirits, talking on the telephone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Always when travelling by train, sir. He said he couldn’t sleep otherwise.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Invoking his name was like turning a golden key to open doors that might otherwise have remained closed to me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was important that his character be adapted to this, otherwise his chances of success were dubious. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Here and there clumps of snow fell from the branches, but otherwise there was no sound or movement. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But she had to come alone, otherwise her friends would discover her true origins. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The nicest part is being able to write down all my thoughts and feelings; otherwise, I’d absolutely suffocate. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And yet, she reminded herself, Agatha Swanburne would not waste a moment worrying about things that couldn’t be helped, or events that hadn’t happened yet, or subjects that were otherwise useless to dwell upon. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I guess it’s time to go,” I said, waiting for a voice to tell me otherwise, or invisible arms to tug me back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “The time has come . . . people ... your projects are due soon ... so focus, focus . . . focus. Please come to . . . me with any . . . questions, otherwise I will. . . expect you to . . . turn them in on time . . . if not before.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And when you are taking a bath, or brushing your teeth, or otherwise occupied, you will play the victrolas.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z They continued to snowball, treestump and otherwise torment her on the way to and from school. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Money seemed to embarrass her, and though she was obviously quite well off, she preferred to pretend otherwise. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I’d advised him repeatedly of his journalistic “rights,” that anything he said could appear in print unless he specified otherwise. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand and hold my hand out to her because I’m southern and even if my mom says otherwise, I do have manners. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A naked soldier is squatting in the fork of a tree, he still has his helmet on, otherwise he is entirely unclad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Antisocial personality, though it described plenty of guys on R-and-W, seemed also to serve as a catchall for problem inmates who couldn’t otherwise be categorized. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point toward the end of the party, I turned my head to find that Queen Elizabeth had surfaced at my elbow, the two of us suddenly alone together in the otherwise crowded room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The younger girls formed hopes of coming out a year or two sooner than they might otherwise have done; and the boys were relieved from their apprehension of Charlotte’s dying an old maid. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z When the lady ticket-seller saw me, her otherwise attractive face turned sour, violently so. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Words connected only to themselves pierced an otherwise normal comment. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a month, at the full moon, the otherwise sane and normal wizard or Muggle afflicted transforms into a murderous beast. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so. King Robb must make his peace with the Lannisters. He must put off his crown and bend the knee, little as he may like it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It begins to control the ant’s mind, making it do things that no ant would do otherwise.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Charles opened his enormous eyes, as sign that he’d heard his sister’s threat, but otherwise didn’t look especially alerted. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She had to thin it down to only a few notes; otherwise she got too mixed up to go further. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This indicates that they come from outside the Solar System since otherwise we would expect them to be concentrated toward the plane of the orbits of the planets. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He spends the rest of class looking embarrassed and avoiding any direct eye contact with me, intentional or otherwise. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Their eyes washed over their bodies, inspecting them, but they didn’t otherwise budge. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I’m pretty sure my mom got the mango on sale because she doesn’t usually buy them otherwise. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Everything otherwise was designed to accommodate our well-being as students. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But if Lawson was lying about anything, getting a confession from Burkhart was even more crucial; otherwise, the case would collapse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z ‘I’m sorry. I wish I could tell you otherwise, but I sensed his death.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We had to dig out the nut, otherwise the weed would sprout again. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z If you ever eat cattails, be sure to cook them well, otherwise the fibers are tough and they take more chewing to get the starchy food from them than they are worth. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been invited by Groves to witness the Trinity test, though he was under strict orders to keep everything he saw secret, until told otherwise. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But I did not consider myself otherwise engaged at all, and here he was, offering me temporary respite from the tyranny of the house. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It seemed cowardly, especially for a people who otherwise were blisteringly direct. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Yeah, otherwise you look kinda like a puppy." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I'm still thinking about the tying of love and truth—and it makes me want to tell her the truth—the whole, contradictory truth—because otherwise, on some level, am I not that girl? Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z It was a way that lawyers would slip in before a jury something otherwise inadmissable. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z West Virginia and Virginia aren’t all that different, even though Virginians would have you believe otherwise. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I blame this stupid flat brown hair on my father, but otherwise I don’t hold any grudges against him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z You will do exactly as you’re told, otherwise Scorpius will die, just like that spare did. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Harry must not know, not until the last moment, not until it is necessary, otherwise how could he have the strength to do what must be done?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Like I have to pick all of these undershirts back up because otherwise he’s just going to take it out on my mom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Only that otherwise I wouldn’t have gone back there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep drag on it, as if it were a kind of respirator in an otherwise oxygenless world. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z In the twenty-five years since, I had run into him three or four times on visits home but hadn’t seen him otherwise. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If anyone dares to suggest otherwise, Mr. van D. can put up a good fight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Because otherwise she’d scream at the ladies in three different languages and they’d treat her like even more of an animal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Pilots flying new planes could provide swift transport over otherwise impossible distances and heights, perform glamorous stunts and dramatic rescues, explore new territory...and, of course, embark on dangerous acts of war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Inside were her two braids, still tied with the ribbons of mourning, but otherwise the box was empty. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At the graveyard, a few depressions, but otherwise the ground was filled with pine boughs the snow had brought down. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Finally we came to the conclusion that the burglars had taken to their heels when they heard footsteps in an otherwise quiet building. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Before I tell you what Mrs. Baker said, I have something else to tell you, because you won’t believe what happened otherwise if I don’t. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t imagine a proper young lady like you would have come for the interview otherwise,” he said, giving her a sly, sideways look. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But since I was working for her she figured otherwise and didn’t really bother to look at me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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