Examples of 'either-or' in a sentence

Meaning of "either-or"

Either-or is an adjective used to describe a situation where only two alternatives or possibilities are presented, without any other choices available
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  • Describing a situation in which there are only two choices.
  • Describing a situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible

How to use "either-or" in a sentence

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Most of them innocuous either-or kind of decisions.
And folks say we need to choose either-or.
The either-or accusation is a classic propaganda technique to silence dissent.
Our hybrid solutionNot either-or but as well as.
If there is some rule that says this all has to be either-or.
They may see situations as either-or or us and them.
Perhaps this either-or response clarifies the bipartisanship of laboring freedom fighters and the willingly deceived.
These assumptions are not a strict either-or proposition.
Well, it 's not an either-or proposition if we employ a fuzzy system.
The engagement system is an either-or device.
And in this either-or definition, there is no room to grow.
It was unfair of me to make it an either-or proposition.
It was an either-or sort of thing.
It does not always have to be an either-or.
If this is so, a comparative either-or analysis is inappropriate.

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But it is important to emphasize that this is not necessarily an either-or choice.
Life is not an either-or proposition.
Some of the decisions we have to make are not either-or choices.
I hate these either-or questions.
Choosing an intuitive or analytic approach to decision making is not an either-or proposition.
Why must this be an either-or choice between tradition and development?
The first step is broadening the terms of the debate away from this either-or framing.
This is not an either-or matter.
The answer would be a resounding no . Social networking and intranets are not either-or.
The point is that we need to avoid an either-or approach to this world.
Dean, if there is some rule that says this all has to be either-or.
You say that like it 's an either-or proposition.
Correct me if I am wrong, but this kind of sounds like an either-or.
Voters have an either-or choice.
The United States does not view progress on disarmament and non-proliferation as an either-or proposition.
Clarification of either-or criteria.
We have this definition of good person that 's either-or.
But it is not a question here of either-or but rather of both-and.
Today most experts agree that it's not either-or.
Finally, why present this problem as an either-or choice between fitness and truth?
Nora is gonna be dead! This is not an either-or.
AvS, Is it still an either-or game today or is it possible to do both?
Kanban or Scrum is not an either-or decision.
Either-or because I am a hero now.
No one's suggesting this is an either-or proposition.
There is no " either-or " dichotomy between socio-economic progress and democracy.
Our choice is not an either-or choice.
My mother always said, In a nutshell . Only a fool sees the world as either-or.
I mean, it feels like an either-or scenario.
Do not settle for either-or here ; it 's both law and grace, each in its proper role.
That one is the opposite of an either-or.
It 's not an either-or proposition.
Things are not always either-or.
Most of them innocuous either-or kind of decisions, like, " should i turn right or left?
Finally, in the end this is not an either-or decision.

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