by-product

Example Sentences

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Hydrogen has often been touted as an environmentally-friendly future fuel because when burned the only by-product is water vapour.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In this case, an overlooked by-product has been turned into a functional ingredient that enhances bread nutrition while reducing waste.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

The company said the on-year rise in profitability was due to higher zinc in concentrate sales volumes, a rise in base-metal prices, and by-product revenues combined with significantly lower copper smelter processing charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

At first, she thought it was a trick of her imagination, a by-product of the pain still throbbing in her head, but...no, this light was real.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray