by and by

Example Sentences

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"I plan to attempt it again by-and-by," he told reporters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leon allows only a misty glimpse of the sweet by-and-by.

From Time Magazine Archive

Teen magazines thus urge their advertisers to pursue the consumer "not in the sweet by-and-by, but in the much sweeter now-and-now."

From Time Magazine Archive

That rosy cheeks don’t last forever, that silver threads will come in the bonnie brown hair, and that, by-and-by, kindness and respect will be as sweet as love and admiration now.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

“Just wait till I see Annie Moffat, and I’ll show you how to settle such ridiculous stuff. The idea of having ‘plans’ and being kind to Laurie because he’s rich and may marry us by-and-by!

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott