by the bye

Example Sentences

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Indeed, perhaps the only true words he had spoken that decade, though that is by the bye.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2019

Iowa’s used six different starting combinations up front but could get tackle Boone Myers back following extra rest provided by the bye week.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2016

And by the bye, youse editors have never divulged what you do when some irate subscriber makes an ass of himself by canceling his subscription?

From Time Magazine Archive

“She had engaged to go as governess to Mrs. Smallridge’s children—a dear friend of Mrs. Elton’s—a neighbour of Maple Grove; and, by the bye, I wonder how Mrs. Elton bears the disappointment?”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Here he is, by the bye, I expect.

From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Morrison, Arthur