Used in a Sentence

alternately

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for alternately.

Editorial note

The vast majority of the US/Canadian border is unguarded and there are hundreds of roads the guy could have alternately taken.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of alternately gathered in one view.

adverb

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

adverb

(mathematics) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for alternately.

adverb

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

adverb

(mathematics) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.

Example sentences

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The vast majority of the US/Canadian border is unguarded and there are hundreds of roads the guy could have alternately taken.

2

Or alternately, it would be nice to compare more comprehensively to concrete real-world outcomes.

3

Like those alternately anthrophagous and beatific buddhas on Tibetan or Mongolian tapestries.

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Or alternately maybe we figure out some additive/subtractive method that lets us create multiple layers on a single die another way.

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WiFi for sure is half-duplex so I think the two threads will just alternately run.

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They are alternately applied without any distinction between them.

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Security has remained my ongoing interest and passion, and I'm looking to apply what I've learned building systems to an unique security product, or alternately return to full time security consulting.

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(or alternately, blame your inefficient website).

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* It has an extended segment about an evil robot that alternately represents either the finance industry or (once again) China and never connects it to the TPP or, for that matter, reality --- it's a pure appeal to emotion.

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In my reading, the models requires the presence of polymers, let's call them A, B, and T; and a cyclical mechanism that causes these polymers to alternately bind to each other and release each other (through chain to chain ionic or hydrogen bonds).

Quote examples

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Instead of talking about "algorithm fairness", it appears to be talking about "algorithm equality", or alternately "algorithm legal-non-descrimination".

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Honest question because I hear alternately "US manufacturing is dead" and "US manufactures more crap than anyone else except China, barely".

Proper noun examples

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Alternately, it could just be that Certicom saw a means to profit off of an emerging standard by modifying it to support key escrow.

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Alternately, just give directly to individual poor people, which will mean that entrepreneurs can make money by solving the problems that poor people see and prioritize.

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Alternately, you can just require multitouch zoom and get rid of the antiquated notion that you can double-click to zoom.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use alternately in a sentence?

The vast majority of the US/Canadian border is unguarded and there are hundreds of roads the guy could have alternately taken.

What does alternately mean?

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

What part of speech is alternately?

alternately is commonly used as adverb.