How to Use failing that in a Sentence

failing that

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• Go to a park — or failing that, a cemetery.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 14 Apr. 2026
• Or, failing that, throw it deep into the garbage where pets can’t get to it.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
• For decades, you would have been laughed out of business school for failing that one.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
• And, failing that, even bigger vats of liquid are on the way.
  — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 30 Nov. 2020
• Try to speak with her alone — or, failing that, address a note only to her.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
• We are obsessed with how to postpone the inevitable and, failing that, how to make the most of our lives.
  — Venki Ramakrishnan, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
• Their mission was to prevent the murder of the host but, failing that, to solve his murder.
  — Andrew Wilson, Star Tribune, 13 Sep. 2020
• Or, failing that, at least some halfway funny dialogue to toss around.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
• For years, failing that test usually meant getting kicked out on Day 1.
  — Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
• His lawyers are appealing the decision, but failing that, he will be tried as an adult for murder.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 8 June 2020
• To save money on books, Meck checks libraries first, but failing that spends around $15 per book.
  — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 22 Feb. 2024
• Goal difference might be the deciding factor or goals scored or, failing that a team’s fair play record.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 June 2026
• What constitutes passing or failing that test, though, is a matter of some debate.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 24 July 2024
• As ever the best bet is to go play on the new map to figure it all out, but failing that take a look at the official patch notes.
  — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• So deterrence and then failing that, to be able to defend Israel against an attack.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
• Meanwhile, the 12% will go straight to the top (or failing that, HR) to report you.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
• And most programs still want to ensure seven home games per season, or failing that, six plus a high-revenue neutral site game.
  — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
• Most reality programs today need an arc—or, failing that, a gimmick.
  — WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
• Imagine failing that audition to play yourself.
  — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
• Apple tends to prefer a Tuesday special event, or failing that a Wednesday.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• Some items can be discarded on a dinner plate, but, failing that, a guest should request a better receptacle.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
• Record against the highest team in the standings that both teams have played, and failing that proceeding downward through other common opponents.
  — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
• Cheatle should have felt honor-bound to resign, and, failing that, President Biden should have felt honor-bound to fire her.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 22 July 2024
• Passengers’ main recourse is through airlines’ customer service departments or, failing that, small claims court.
  — Ryan Craggs, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
• That could bring on another round of lockdowns or, failing that, lead consumers to choose to stay at home for their own protection, limiting the extent of the rebound.
  — The Economist, 11 June 2020
• Best to solicit a woman for constructive fashion opinions, or failing that, children, who will be brutally honest with theirs.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
• Notably, students in seventh grade math continued to struggle most, with roughly 40% of students failing that exam.
  — Dallas News, 1 July 2022
• With past sets in mind, the next addition to the Art range needs to be immediately recognizable and, failing that, colorful.
  — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
• Or, failing that, running your company into the ground in spectacular fashion while screwing over your investors and employees.
  — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022
• On a big cable car network, Ho said rescuers could try to gain access to a gondola along the cables and lower people via ropes, or failing that, send a helicopter.
  — Salman Masood, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023