Collocations for "alternatively"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "alternatively" in context.
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alternatively
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- alternatively, we [could, may, might]
- alternatively, we [could] [try, go, do]
- alternatively, please [follow, change, select, call]
- [could] alternatively [have, make, choose]
- or alternatively, [try]
- or alternatively, by [calling, emailing, contacting]
- you can take [the freeway, main street], or alternatively [the back roads]
- can alternatively be [used, viewed, written, defined]
- can be used alternatively [until, for, with]
- are alternatively [used, called, described as]