by the way
Example Sentences
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“We’ve been sitting here for the last 35 years while, by the way, other countries are rapidly expanding their domestic nuclear fleets,” Sumner said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"This conclusion is supported by the way their bones developed to sustain heavy muscle use, which corresponds directly to the weapons discovered in their tombs."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
We’ve also been told we can have it all: carefully developed careers, balanced retirement accounts, a thriving social life in which plans actually make it out of the group chat—and, oh, by the way, fertility.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
This is a term for when the Moon appears much larger than it is based on its position in the sky - an effect caused by the way our brains process visual information.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It turned out they were thrilled by the way I’d represented them, and since I was the first one from Bannon’s ever to compete at Nationals, they wanted to hear every detail.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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