How to Use in which case in a Sentence
in which case
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Unless a queen wants to serve actual flames, in which case, go off.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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The girl may have been Jane, in which case the ages were wrong, or another child.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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But some are more dramatic, in which case the brand has no choice but to call attention to it.
—Lindy Segal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
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Maybe your kids won't appreciate the scallions, in which case, just hold them back.
—Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2024
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As the garlic matures, the green stalks will toughen like a leek, in which case the stalks should be omitted.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
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Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.
—Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Does the franchise require a physical space or presence and in which case, of what size?
—Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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The best players represented their nation, in which case they were paid more.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
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What to Consider Taller guys may find the length slightly cropped — in which case, size up.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
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Unless your intention is to argue, in which case, by all means let them in on your objection.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
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Some cooks do this over a bowl of water, in which case the seeds fall to the bottom, and any stray bits of flesh float to the top and can be skimmed off.
—Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
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Vegetation can be too wet to burn at all, in which case the risk of wildfire approaches zero, right?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Likewise staffers who work on a shift-basis earn more money from working longer, in which case a four-day week may not be feasible.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2023
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Plus, no one wants their feet to be sweaty or smelly, in which case odor-minimizing and moisture-wicking options are a must-buy.
—Noemie Gokhool, womenshealthmag.com, 11 May 2023
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Still, maybe the fight will never happen, in which case Threads v Twitter will be the real cage match to watch.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 July 2023
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But others may not be able to afford to do so, in which case consumers could expect to see price increases in the near future.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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Miss Manners cannot help wondering if your mother-in-law was close to your son, in which case, she, too, is bereaved.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
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Miss Manners cannot help wondering whether your mother-in-law was close to your son, in which case, she, too, is bereaved.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023
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The exterminator said that means they might be nested in the walls, in which case the only way to remove the nest was to rip open the wall.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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Unless, of course, your battery runs out, in which case your bike will revert to a singlespeed and send you back in time by 85 years.
—Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022
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The most common form is dysentery caused by the shigella bacteria, in which case the infection is called shigellosis.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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In the South, that can be as early as late February, in which case early spring can be prime for hunting bass on beds.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
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Some brands use the small-medium-large spectrum, in which case it’s recommended to measure the length and width of your kids’ feet to find the right size.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps, then, the book has further symmetry, in which case the center might hold a key; the tone of memories does seem to shift at midpoint.
—Jane Alison june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
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People who worry about the strain on families may want a higher threshold, in which case a score of 6 would no longer be positive.
—Chris Sheldrick, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
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Not all franchisees will need or require a full time income all year round from their business in which case a seasonal franchise could present a good balance.
—Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
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Unless, that is, the object being stretched is in some kind of viscous fluid, in which case the amount of extension also depends on time.
—Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
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Wraparound curtain rods are sometimes used with freestanding tubs, in which case two shower curtains may be necessary.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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In some locations, the Unleashed plan is not available, in which case there are much slower service options available.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps Ukraine will hold the area, in which case there will be the same old tussle over cleaning up the plant versus preserving the thousands of jobs there.
—WIRED, 19 Oct. 2022
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