as a means
Example Sentences
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“You Must Be Here for the Reading” uses tarot as a means to bring some structure to our often disconnected lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Martial arts films portray competition as a means of pushing your opponent to do better, to go further.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
They say they support the order as a means of protecting their daughters' privacy as they grow up, but also feel it has rendered their children invisible.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
In games we adopt a goal—getting the best score—only as a means to our true purpose: engaging in “fascinating struggles.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Both as a means of avenging him and of preventing other such deaths . . . yes, and of attracting lost members back into the ranks.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
