BY in a Sentence
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404 example sentences for BY, such as:
1. You can't exist by hope alone.
2. Man does not live by bread alone.
3. I am flattered by his commendation.
4. A taxi passed by just a moment ago.
5. You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
2. Man does not live by bread alone.
3. I am flattered by his commendation.
4. A taxi passed by just a moment ago.
5. You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of BY
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by
ad. in reserve; not for immediate use
ad. so as to pass a given point
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1 I commenced by inuring my body to hardship.
2 We called each other familiarly by the name of cousin.
3 "Why, no," I answered, rather surprised by his tone.
4 His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.
5 They stood side by side examining it.
6 Owl-Eyes spoke to me by the gate.
7 He won it indeed, in great part, by his sorrows.
8 Not seldom, it had been seen by multitudes.
9 I am by no means assured of his regard for me.
10 He engaged to be with them by four o'clock.
11 I am flattered by his commendation.
12 By all the world, rather than by his own heart.
13 The work of one moment was destroyed by the next.
14 Elinor would not humour her by farther opposition.
15 Elinor could not NOW be made unhappy by this behaviour.
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1 It is an administration captained by Mr.
2 Many Americans are African by origin.
3 I was headhunted by a marketing agency.
4 The agency was dogged by complaints.
5 He was blackmailed by an enemy agent.
6 A taxi passed by just a moment ago.
7 I was almost choked by the heavy smoke.
8 Man does not live by bread alone.
9 You can't exist by hope alone.
10 We have already advised you by cable.
11 You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
12 He got the answer by mental arithmetic.
13 One never loses anything by politeness.
14 You should apply in person / by letter.
15 The area was constantly hit by drought.