by then
Example Sentences
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It mattered little that, by then, most of the migrants who reached Ceuta had returned to Morocco, escorted to the border by Spanish troops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
In a follow-up filing, the complainant cited FLAG’s timeline: a drawing originally set to run from January 2022 through December 2024 that had, by then, been pushed to run from December 2023 through January 2025.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The goal is to build up the right level of confidence by 2030 to enable the launch of a program, which ideally means having flown by then.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
But by then, she says the damage was already done.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Daniel, don’t—” Zeke started, but anyone who knew Daniel—and no one knew him better than Zeke—knew it was already way too late by then.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
