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Examples of other than in a Sentence
Preposition
other than a new jacket, I bought no special clothes for the wedding
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
And for those without higher education or a close relative in the U.S., there is typically no route to lawful entry other than seeking asylum at the U.S. border.
—Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The stalks should be firm and smooth, other than the tiny petal leaves that emerge.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Neither of the state’s two most populous counties, Johnson and Sedgwick, provide election materials in languages other than English, according to a May report by the ACLU of Kansas.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
There were about 23 deaths from synthetic opioids other than methadone for every 100,000 people in 2022, more than double the rate from five years earlier and 4% higher than in 2021.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Between 2021 and 2022, the death rate involving synthetic opioids other than methadone -- such as fentanyl -- increased by 4.1% from 21.8 per 100,000 to 22.7 per 100,000, while rates for deaths involving heroin, natural and semisynthetic opioids and methadone declined.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
No one has ever produced anything in its favor other than innuendo and conjecture.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Passed by the Texas Legislature during a special session in November, SB 4 codifies a series of penalties for anyone suspected of crossing into the U.S. in Texas other than through an international port of entry.
—USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
Most of the program’s expenditure goes to relatively affluent seniors and has little effect other than to push up taxes, reduce incentives ...
—Chris Pope, National Review, 28 Mar. 2023
That’s because the CDC separates the rate in New York City from the rate in New York other than the city.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
And on one of those nights, after a beating from her father, Paula runs all the way to the police station and begs to be given somewhere to live other than home.
—Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
But those who reach Canadian soil somewhere other than a port of entry are allowed to stay and request protection.
—Wilson Ring, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
Among other provisions, companies would have to provide an annual reminder to consumers enrolled in negative-option programs involving anything other than physical goods before they are automatically renewed.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
Rabbit Hole has no clue how seriously to take his mental illness other than references to an apparent breakdown eight years earlier, so how could the actor?
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
Preposition
New Levi's products including denim skirts and pants other than jeans have also improved company sales.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
And for those without higher education or a close relative in the U.S., there is typically no route to lawful entry other than seeking asylum at the U.S. border.
—Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The stalks should be firm and smooth, other than the tiny petal leaves that emerge.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Neither of the state’s two most populous counties, Johnson and Sedgwick, provide election materials in languages other than English, according to a May report by the ACLU of Kansas.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
There were about 23 deaths from synthetic opioids other than methadone for every 100,000 people in 2022, more than double the rate from five years earlier and 4% higher than in 2021.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Between 2021 and 2022, the death rate involving synthetic opioids other than methadone -- such as fentanyl -- increased by 4.1% from 21.8 per 100,000 to 22.7 per 100,000, while rates for deaths involving heroin, natural and semisynthetic opioids and methadone declined.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
No one has ever produced anything in its favor other than innuendo and conjecture.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Passed by the Texas Legislature during a special session in November, SB 4 codifies a series of penalties for anyone suspected of crossing into the U.S. in Texas other than through an international port of entry.
—USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
Conjunction
Not a lot has changed other than maybe a few paintings on the wall and a few decorations around the Oval Office and White House that each president sort of comes in with.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
Most of the program’s expenditure goes to relatively affluent seniors and has little effect other than to push up taxes, reduce incentives ...
—Chris Pope, National Review, 28 Mar. 2023
That’s because the CDC separates the rate in New York City from the rate in New York other than the city.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
And on one of those nights, after a beating from her father, Paula runs all the way to the police station and begs to be given somewhere to live other than home.
—Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
But those who reach Canadian soil somewhere other than a port of entry are allowed to stay and request protection.
—Wilson Ring, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
Among other provisions, companies would have to provide an annual reminder to consumers enrolled in negative-option programs involving anything other than physical goods before they are automatically renewed.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
Rabbit Hole has no clue how seriously to take his mental illness other than references to an apparent breakdown eight years earlier, so how could the actor?
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
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“Other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20than. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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other than
1 of 2 preposition
: except for, besides
other than that, nothing happened
other than
2 of 2 conjunction
: except entry 3 sense 2, but
cannot enter other than by special permission
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