How to Use mutually exclusive in a Sentence

mutually exclusive

adjective

• But the North does not see the two as mutually exclusive.
  — Motoko Rich, New York Times, 1 June 2018
• This is a motley list of parents, some of which are mutually exclusive or at least very hard to square.
  — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 7 May 2018
• But being depressed and good at my job are not mutually exclusive.
  — Sonja R. Herbert, SELF, 22 June 2018
• The implication was that June cared more about her career than her child, as though the two things are mutually exclusive.
  — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 June 2018
• Both groups feel injured or overlooked—often in mutually exclusive ways.
  — Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 4 May 2018
• Chong said owning a mom-and-pop store that sells firearms and ammunition and serving on the local school board are not mutually exclusive.
  — Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2018
• The point Showalter was making is that those two things — winning and building for the future — are not mutually exclusive.
  — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2018
• Other niche players have caught on to the idea that high-performance and electric propulsion are far from mutually exclusive—and may soon become synonymous.
  — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 14 July 2018
• Any soccer fan would have to be amused by recent complaints from some American sports fans that politics and sports should be mutually exclusive entities.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 25 June 2018
• Complicating matters further, none of these processes is mutually exclusive, so all of them might be involved in one context or another.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 May 2018
• This leaves two explanations of Trump’s posture, neither of which is very comforting (or for that matter, mutually exclusive).
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 30 Apr. 2018
• Westworld has always been more about plot than character development, but the two aren’t mutually exclusive, as Season 2 seems to think.
  — The Atlantic, 10 June 2018
• Luckily, these days in L.A., striking locations and great food aren’t mutually exclusive.
  — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 26 Apr. 2018
• My point here is that the two do not have be mutually exclusive.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• Of course, some get-down and lift-up need not be mutually exclusive.
  — Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
• The two are not mutually exclusive and work best when they are both aligned with the company’s mission.
  — Yancey Spruill, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• Not that the two are mutually exclusive, as this season has shown in South Dakota.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
• What gets lost in this is those things aren’t mutually exclusive.
  — oregonlive, 5 July 2020
• Yes, the sweats are cozy, but no one’s taking them away from you and fastening your corset laces—they’re not mutually exclusive.
  — Jill Kargman, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2021
• Whether we are also meant to see her as blinkered (as if faith and science are mutually exclusive) is less clear at that point.
  — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2023
• The hosts are quick to point out that pop culture and politics are not mutually exclusive.
  — Washington Post, 17 July 2019
• While the two gaps aren’t mutually exclusive, the experience gap is the mortar around these skill bricks.
  — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• While much has been made of the need to balance public health measures and the economy, the two are not mutually exclusive, experts say.
  — Ben Westcott and Carly Walsh, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
• The film showed that movies could make money and appeal broadly and still be of high quality and craft; those things didn’t have to be mutually exclusive.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
• However, the two are not mutually exclusive; in fact, one of the most of-the-moment beauty trends on Instagram is coupling nail art with the PSA to get out and vote.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• Note, though, that the terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
  — Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
• Note, though, that the terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
  — Josh Beckerman, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
• Some have argued that the fox and the hedgehog are not mutually exclusive in a parable visionary sense.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• The whole thing is a balm for anyone who is tired of defending the fact that liking makeup and being smart aren’t mutually exclusive.
  — Cait Munro, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2020
• Of course, possessing soft skills or technical skills doesn't have to be mutually exclusive.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 July 2024

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024