by-product

Example Sentences

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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

“Silver supply is structurally inelastic, with around 70-80% of global silver output coming as a by-product from mines that primarily produce lead, zinc, copper or gold,” Manthey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

“Belief in a novel is, for me, a by-product of a certain kind of sentence,” Smith observes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

The protein trend has been especially driven by the expanded availability of protein from whey, typically a by-product of cheese production.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Despite the charcoal, terra preta is not a by-product of slash-and- burn agriculture.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann