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Idioms  

1. One besides the one mentioned. This phrase is used to emphasize indefinite words beginning with some, such as someone, somehow, sometime, somewhere. For example, Someone or other will be taking tickets at the door, or I can't remember where I put the lawn rake, but it's somewhere or other in the garage, or Somehow or other be found one that matched. [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

Same with Candace Owens, or Milo Yiannopoulos, or other characters like that.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

To lessen your risk of infection, keep wild rodents out of your home, workplace, shed, cabin, car or other enclosed spaces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

And unlike our smart speakers or other stationary robots and sensors, the Familiar will be able to amble about our homes, watching us all the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In Europe and Asia, it is common for airlines to use hedging strategies to limit their exposure to rising prices, buying fuel or other oil products at a fixed or capped cost in advance.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

“I don’t know that it matters after all. One has to think of the children some time or other; the sooner the better.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin