by any means

Example Sentences

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The Gulf state has begun a campaign to persuade the U.S. and allies in Europe and Asia to open the waterway by any means necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm not an angel by any means but I don't normally speed around."

From BBC

“Obviously, there are a lot of great shows that have depicted queer love. We’re not the first by any means,” Brownell said.

From Los Angeles Times

When he came in at Liverpool, we weren't by any means the favourites in the Premier League to win anything, so what he built there was special.

From BBC

"The SMC went through a catastrophic crash that injected a lot of energy into the system. It is not a 'normal' galaxy by any means," Besla said.

From Science Daily