other than
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Different from, besides, as in They were shocked to find she has a lover other than her husband . [1250]
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In a different manner than; otherwise than, as in How could she be other than happy with the new house? [Late 1800s]
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other than that . Except that, as in Other than that the nearest store was five miles away, it was a perfect location .
Example Sentences
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Riding in their car is none other than Vice President JD Vance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
"Our main objective, other than making beautiful music, is to change the image around women in trad and folk," Canny said.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Bank of America Institute said its internal data showed a springy 4% increase in credit-card spending in the 12 months ended in April on all goods and services other than gas.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
According to the report, Otay Mesa is the only detention center in California with a policy requiring that detainees be strip searched after being visited by anyone other than their attorney.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Because Handsome knew that a host must always be gracious, he said nothing other than “Well, I suppose we’ll need another chair, won’t we?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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