by then
Example Sentences
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But another interpretation cannot be ruled out: that of an internal, perhaps ritualized, treatment of women who came from elsewhere but by then had been fully integrated into the group.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Most everyone had cleared out by then, but there were stragglers.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ada recognised her friend in a photograph posted on X by then US by then Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Thomas du Toit had already steamrollered over for one try by then.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The anger in his voice was gone by then, but I know what I heard.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
