by then
Example Sentences
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"People are right, we ran for our lives because by then it was too late. The fire had spread everywhere, and there was nothing we could do."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
That was not the great threat to Black people in the South by then.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Championship will pause for three weeks between Monday, 21 September to Tuesday, 6 October for the international break - but whether Southampton will learn the outcome by then is not yet known.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Middle-aged, overweight and poor of sight, Grossman, by then a published novelist, was rejected for combat duty and assigned as a reporter to the army’s daily newspaper, the Red Star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s dark by then and I light the lantern, and we all sit at the table.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
