by means of
Example Sentences
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The obscure law bans a person from soliciting or receiving nonpublic information from a public servant by means of their office or employment with the intent to obtain a benefit.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026
This is the first time squads in the Hundred have been assembled by means of an auction.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Viollet-le-Duc did not study at the state-run École des Beaux Arts, but came to architecture by means of drawing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
It’s a lovely image: Kirk as a modern-day Socrates, wandering the agora of America’s universities seeking to find truth by means of rhetorical contest.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
The long red beard that hooked over his ears by means of wires did manage to warm his chest a little; he had snatched the beard from the locker while the sergeant wasn’t looking.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
