dint

Example Sentences

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"One year I paid off £4,300, but the interest was £3,600," he says, "so in reality the only dint I made in that was £700."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Home Alone” certainly made Culkin a star, which was its intention, and O’Hara, by dint of John Hughes’ characterization, an able partner.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

Others are here by dint of good old-fashioned storytelling, memorable characters and terrific performances — or just because they made me laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

By dint of geography and personalities, Brooklyn is now central to a contest former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a chief Mamdani opponent, portrayed in existential terms during a campaign stop there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

And so, by dint of alternate coaxing and commanding, he contrived to get them all once more enclosed in their separate dormitories.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë