by proxy

Example Sentences

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What it has been doing all along by proxy, it now does directly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Another option for retail investors is investing in firms that work with SpaceX and can benefit by proxy from its success.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Later that month, after a rule change, she became the first MP to vote by proxy.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

But the narrator—technologically astute and, by proxy, fancying herself a savvy reader of people—discerns the clandestine love story.

From Slate • May 27, 2024

“No, thank you. I’ll do it by proxy, when your grandpa comes. Don’t tease, but go home and rest, for you’ll be up half the night. Bless you, Teddy, bless you!”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott