by any means

Example Sentences

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A former Tennessee governor and speaker of the House, Polk won the presidency in 1844 by promising to expand the United States by any means necessary.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s become a great asset for me, because it’s what I’m known for. But I’m not reinventing the wheel by any means,” he said.

From Salon

It claims the children's deaths were "the foreseeable result of ByteDance's engineered addiction-by-design and programming decisions", which were "aimed at pushing children into maximising their engagement with TikTok by any means necessary".

From BBC

“It’s not a robust job market by any means,” said Mike Taiano, vice president of the financial institutions group at Moody’s Ratings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Existing-home sales that closed since August, while not blockbuster by any means, have improved on a seasonally adjusted basis, and contract signings saw a notable bump in November.

From Barron's