in the way

Example Sentences

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Schools like this remain the exception, not because families don’t want them, but because state and local rules stand in the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Anyone who’s wished that they could have one last exchange, one final goodbye or apology, will find a bone-deep significance in the way Lowery reconnects his two leads.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

He was thrilled in the way only someone who doesn’t expect to be delighted actually gets delighted — fully, without guarding it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It was a 6–3 ruling, but probably not 6 to 3 in the way you might expect.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Soviet stores had never sold much in the way of pretty underwear, and most Soviet women at the time made their own.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein