BY in a Sentence

Learn BY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
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.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of BY
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.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
2  We called each other familiarly by the name of cousin.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
3  "Why, no," I answered, rather surprised by his tone.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
4  His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
5  They stood side by side examining it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
6  Owl-Eyes spoke to me by the gate.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
7  He won it indeed, in great part, by his sorrows.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE INTERIOR OF A HEART
8  Not seldom, it had been seen by multitudes.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
9  I am by no means assured of his regard for me.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
10  He engaged to be with them by four o'clock.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 14
11  I am flattered by his commendation.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 20
12  By all the world, rather than by his own heart.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 29
13  The work of one moment was destroyed by the next.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 31
14  Elinor would not humour her by farther opposition.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32
15  Elinor could not NOW be made unhappy by this behaviour.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 34
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.