by the year

Example Sentences

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“Maybe by the year 2028 it will change because business relationships are always stronger and longer-lasting than politicians,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Both leaders came with lofty goals, yet discussed methodical steps that included a 50 percent cut in strategic nuclear arms, with the ultimate target of abolishing the entire global nuclear stockpile by the year 2000.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Some 1.45 million military service members will receive a $1,776 check, the amount inspired by the year of the nation’s founding.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Getting more creative and quirky by the year, these videos aim to entertain as much as inform.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

But I think that if people keep messing up, by the year 2000 everybody will be either dead or out on the corner.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones