otherwhere
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of otherwhere
1350–1400; Middle English (north and Scots ) other-quar; see other, where
Example Sentences
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Momentarily to rest the eye upon a landscape is not really to see it, for our mind may be quite otherwhere.
From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Carleton Eldredge Noyes
They dozed in their saddles, and the thoughts of those few who were awake were otherwhere, and gave no heed to the demoiselle.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason
"M. Voilà mon opinion!" is a type not unknown otherwhere than in that Paris atelier.
From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Ernest Rhys
With wind to aid and God to aid, Agrippa otherwhere Leads on the host from high; whose brows with glorious battle-sign Are decked; for with the crown of beaks, the ship-host's prize, they shine.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by William Morris
Many do see tragedy in it all, but the blame lies otherwhere than with the transgressor.
From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by J. Dodd (James Dodd) Jackson
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