How to Use alternative in a Sentence

alternative

1 of 2 adjective

• He developed an alternative design for the new engine.
• Scientists are developing an alternative approach to treating the disease.
• Those brand new to the XFL should note a few of the league’s new, alternative rules.
  — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 8 Feb. 2020
• The nation had to find an alternative way to process the tragedy.
  — Zainab Salbi, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2019
• Sirius is to come up with alternative plans by the end of the month.
  — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
• But for now, alternative stores might be the best source for your tech gear.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 23 Mar. 2020
• Do alternative milks, like oat milk and almond milk, spoil out of the fridge?
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2024
• So the Royals looked for an alternative way to net value from the two-year deal.
  — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 3 Nov. 2017
• Their advice is to use alternative routes or to not drive into the city.
  — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
• Now, is this sort of like the alternative fact approach to what happened?
  — SI.com, 1 June 2018
• Instead, a list of alternative names was compiled, and the WHO will choose names from that list if the need arises.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 22 June 2023
• Kellyanne Conway talked about alternative facts at one point, so the phrase comes from her.
  — Sean Illing, Vox, 5 Feb. 2019
• The mayor was in touch with the track coach and had a staff member chase down a lead on an alternative space for handball.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
• Motorists were advised to avoid the area and take alternative routes.
  — Mike Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2019
• In the two front rows, a group of 14 students from a Fairview alternative high school sat with their chaperones.
  — oregonlive, 9 June 2023
• But once the threat passed and prices from China dropped, alternative sources lost their appeal.
  — Willy Shih, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
• Four years ago, Americans had yet to hear the phrase alternative facts.
  — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
• If the deal falls apart, Trump’s startup would need to look for alternative sources of financing.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2022
• This year, both prizes were taken by buzz band the Last Dinner Party, the first time an alternative band has done the double.
  — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
• Bela is one of many bakers drawn to the health benefits of alternative flours like buckwheat, spelt, and rye.
  — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, 5 Oct. 2017
• Through the centuries and across cultures, those who longed to go on a sacred journey would find alternative ways to do so.
  — Kathryn Barush, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2020
• Drivers were encouraged to stay away from the area and seek alternative routes.
  — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
• This is the heyday in the mid-Nineties — this is riot grrrl but also alternative hip-hop.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• Travelers should avoid the area, and use an alternative route.
  — oregonlive, 29 July 2021
• Now, she’s been forced to find alternative routes around the common areas of the office to avoid bumping into him.
  — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2023
• An alternative approach: On the bread, spread mayonnaise, which is made with oil and eggs, and allows for more even grilling, Hall said.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
• But for those who’d prefer to keep it cute at all times, there are alternative sweaters, sweatshirts, and tees that trump an ugly sweater any day.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 20 Dec. 2019
• Find alternative ways to reach your goals while the moon aligns with innovative Uranus.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
• An alternative, old-school method is to use a straight-flute extractor.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2022
• Regardless of why somebody might prefer alternative dairy options, there are a few rules to follow.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024

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alternative

2 of 2 noun

• We decided to leave since our only other alternative was to wait in the rain.
• I was offered no alternative.
• The menu offered several vegetarian alternatives.
• The alternative is a world that none of us wants to live in.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• But over the long term, the alternative could very well be worse.
  — J.c. Pan, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2020
• But a better alternative might be for the cops to break it up and tell the men to move on.
  — William McGurn, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2018
• The rich mocha brown is a nice alternative to the usual black.
  — Georgia Trodd, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2023
• Even if your Dad can't find the right size wrench for the job, this will serve as a handy alternative.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
• But what's the alternative for a single person in the year of 2023?
  — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• Maybe, but the timidity of so much of the rest of the evening offered a weak alternative.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2020
• The alternative – by road – can take more than twice as long.
  — Sara Burnett, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2018
• For a brief time, there emerged on the horizon the glimmers of a bloodless alternative to the War on Drugs.
  — Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
• And 60 percent of the people don't want the alternative.
  — ABC News, 16 July 2023
• Turn back the clock on your skin with the serum that is an organic alternative to botox.
  — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2021
• Even the charge that the games are too short ignores that the alternative is to use even shorter lesson plans.
  — WSJ, 1 Apr. 2022
• The machine has been going for so long, what is the alternative?
  — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• Regardless, nice to have a low-key alternative to the biggest movie in the world.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 25 May 2021
• That places Julius in a good spot to sell itself as an alternative.
  — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
• Round Rock had chosen a one-game series over the alternative of a best-of-three.
  — Stephen Whitaker, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2023
• That’s made from some 500 sheets of Reishi, a leather alternative sourced from mycelium, aka the root of mushrooms.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
• Grabbitz gives it his alternative best, singing through the tight throat of a lover in pain.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2019
• This is a good alternative to tossing out soy milk that would go to waste.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2022
• These are used more as an alternative to acids, for home use.
  — Patrice Grell Yursik, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2022
• Very few labs still use felines, and the search is on for a better alternative.
  — Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 31 Mar. 2023
• Aren’t some of them better than the painful alternatives?
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2020
• Brave is one alternative to Chrome built on the same engine.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Dec. 2021
• This is good news, or at least better than the alternative.
  — Makena Kelly, The Verge, 23 June 2023
• Try to keep your calm in the face of adversity and watch how much better and brighter the alternative is for you.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
• For an accessible alternative, trade in the rickety ladder for a small staircase as Kathy Taslitz did here.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
• Since these soda alternatives still have a bit of sugar (even if natural), you might still be tempted to give the balsamic vinegar another try.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024