Examples of 'do otherwise' in a sentence

Meaning of "do otherwise"

do otherwise: to act in a different or alternative way as compared to what was previously mentioned or expected

How to use "do otherwise" in a sentence

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To do otherwise would mean victory for them.
I just can not do otherwise right now.
To do otherwise would be to sow the seeds of conflict.
Set the intention to do otherwise next time.
To do otherwise is to imperil all fundamental human rights.
It would have been a great disservice to my grandfather to do otherwise.
To do otherwise will possibly damage your unit.
I can not force the girl to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would be to abrogate its central responsibility.
I would not have expected you to do otherwise.
I can not do otherwise than obey him.
There is no knowing what they will do otherwise.
To do otherwise would lead us down a blind alley.
Keep your distance until instructed to do otherwise.
Any attempt to do otherwise is not very clear.

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If find it hard to see how we could do otherwise.
You could not do otherwise if you wanted to.
Unless you have a compelling reason to do otherwise.
To do otherwise is a great disservice to climate science itself.
It would be completely illogical for them to do otherwise.
To do otherwise is like riding the back of a tiger.
They do not have the facilities to do otherwise.
We can not do otherwise and leave them.
You love him too much to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would be a victory for the terrorists.
Unless they have a good reason to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would be neither fair nor efficient.
I do not have the time or desire to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would be the worst possible betrayal.
You do things you would not do otherwise.
To do otherwise would remove the incentive to negotiate.
His own son could not do otherwise.
To do otherwise would mean being false to whom he or she is.
There is just too much competition to do otherwise.
To do otherwise is to neglect an important element of our heritage.
They will probably go on doing so until forced to do otherwise.
To do otherwise is cheating yourself and cheating others.
I simply had not the will to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would be to substitute my judgement for theirs.
This new commander could not do otherwise.
Because to do otherwise is to give it a reality it does not have.
And you will not convince me to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would undermine their own democracy.
She has not directly asked me to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would bring inconsistency to our character.
You are only hurting yourself if you do otherwise.
Those who do otherwise are acting in bad faith.
It would have been ignoble for him to do otherwise.
To do otherwise would be to betray the public trust.
Sit quietly until you are directed to do otherwise.

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