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
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
It is also leaning into AI as a means to generate internal efficiencies, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
In these examples, Legos become what Nimako described to CNN as a means of “speculative reclamation,” celebrating cultural identity and hope.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
She also taught me to write, by which I mean not simply organizing a set of sentences into a series of paragraphs, but organizing them as a means of investigation.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
