How to Use mutually exclusive in a Sentence

mutually exclusive

adjective
  • 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
  • What gets lost in this is those things aren’t mutually exclusive.
    — oregonlive, 5 July 2020
  • And the two things aren’t, in fact, at all mutually exclusive.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The two are nearly mutually exclusive—to use one, the other has to be turned off.
    — Bonnie Buckner, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The world is wide, and no pair of interests is mutually exclusive.
    — Alexis Nedd, Cosmopolitan, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The hosts are quick to point out that pop culture and politics are not mutually exclusive.
    — Washington Post, 17 July 2019
  • 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
  • Being a steadfast sports fan and having a stylish home don't have to be mutually exclusive.
    — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Comfort is driving the trend, and brands have caught on that style and support don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The two don’t have to be mutually exclusive, Democrats have argued.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The two models aren’t mutually exclusive, and both will likely shape the future of medicine.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • And, in many cases, the public says these aren't mutually exclusive.
    — CBS News, 11 June 2023
  • And bear in mind, all of these penalties are inclusive of each other, and not mutually exclusive.
    — Guinevere Moore, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • And, more to the point, that luxury and conscience are not mutually exclusive.
    — Pilar Guzmán, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2017
  • How could Abraham be both alien and resident when those terms seem to be mutually exclusive?
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • And that ambition and patience do not have to be mutually exclusive.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • While the two gaps aren’t mutually exclusive, the experience gap is the mortar around these skill bricks.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • These goals are not mutually exclusive, but the latter is likely to constrain the former.
    — Laura He, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The bottom line is that there is not a mutually exclusive arrangement going on.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Not that the two are mutually exclusive, as this season has shown in South Dakota.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The two are not mutually exclusive.
    — Elle Wang, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Some have argued that the fox and the hedgehog are not mutually exclusive in a parable visionary sense.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Muslim women are forced to choose between their safety and their faith when there is no reason that the two should be mutually exclusive.
    — Hadeel Eltayeb, Teen Vogue, 27 Mar. 2019
  • All of the above – or some combination None of the above is mutually exclusive.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
  • These goals are not mutually exclusive.
    — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026
  • The two are not mutually exclusive.
    — Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The two are not mutually exclusive.
    — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026

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