by then
Example Sentences
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She discovered that by then, Texas’ statute of limitations had run out, and even if it hadn’t, the state’s voluntary-intoxication loophole likely would have doomed her case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I don’t have 10 years to wait, plus artificial intelligence might kill us all by then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Doctors found no link between the boy's condition and the measles-rubella vaccine, and he went on to fully recover, but by then his image had appeared in anti-vaccine videos viewed hundreds of thousands of times.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
No one could rely on there being a settlement by then, but it is plausible.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Samuel Collier, by then a grown man, was recognized for his knowledge, skills, and ability to communicate with the natives in their own language.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
