Sentence examples for the alternative being from inspiring English sources

"the alternative being" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you need to compare, contrast, or discuss two or more options. For example, you could say: "The first option is to drive to the restaurant, the alternative being to take the bus."

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The alternative being that it is a pulse-less zombie who has stolen it.

(The alternative being, after an embarrassingly prideful assessment, not doing that).

The alternative being that Al Gore documentary about drowning polar bears, and I'm just too scared to handle it.

The Victorian-style overcrowding sounds bad enough, but the alternative being turned away – can be even more damaging.

The alternative being worked out by his lawyers may have been the most generous plea bargain of all time.

"We have had to pay them, the alternative being to leave hundreds of British nationals stranded in Tripoli".

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The alternative is grim.

The alternative is bleak.

"The alternative is finality".

The alternative is stalemate.

The alternative is fearsome.

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