by virtue of what
Example Sentences
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“We have a great opportunity by virtue of what we have achieved.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
I never want “Sunday in the Park With George” to be a movie, just by virtue of what it is, how it’s produced, what it’s about.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022
That is to say, the mask would conceal your face, but it would show a part of your personality by virtue of what kind of mask you chose to wear.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2020
"A lot of people felt it was dirty and noisy, which it was, because coal by virtue of what it is, coal is dirty," he said.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2019
Actions are neither right nor wrong by virtue of what men or gods can say—the right or wrong lives in results—in the nature of things, growing out of relations violated or caused.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Ingersoll, Robert Green
