N2Grammar

より(ほか)ない

To have no choice but, No other way than, Have to

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Examples

My computer broke and it can't be repaired. I have no choice but to buy a new one now.

Since I missed the last train, I had no other choice but to go home by taxi.

I've lost an important document. There is no alternative but to apologize honestly.

A typhoon is approaching. There's no choice but to cancel the event.

Because I have a shrimp allergy, I had no choice but to give up on eating this dish.

The power went out in the middle of the test. There's no choice but to postpone the exam.

If you want to pass this exam, you have no choice but to study diligently every day.

With this much evidence gathered, there is no alternative but to acknowledge his guilt.

That's a company rule, so we have no choice but to follow it.

I dropped my wallet. For the time being, I had no choice but to walk home.

Doctor: 'If things continue like this, their life will be in danger. There is no other option but to operate.'

His skill is the real deal. I have no choice but to admit defeat.

Related Grammar

There is no choice but, Can't be helped, Inevitable