by way of

1. Through, via, as in I'm flying to Australia by way of Hawaii . [Mid-1400s]

2. As a means of, as in He paid our fares by way of apology . [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

Lawsuits and criminal cases “are social post-mortems; they do not deal with the diagnosis of living situations, but with judgments as to dead and past events. All that is available by way of data for the task is the report that individuals can give of the present state of their recollection of past observation and whatever record may be contained in existing documents and, occasionally, other things.”

From Slate

In what counts as the present day — there is an earlier timeline in which young Valya is played by Jessica Barden and Tula by Emma Canning — the sisters have lifted themselves to positions of influence by way of the newish Sisterhood, later the Bene Gesserit; they’re nuns, basically, who have learned to bend minds.

From Los Angeles Times

Nothing much happens by way of action, yet unspoken tensions simmer under the surface, and by the movie’s surprising end, you sense that a tremendous transformation has quietly taken place.

From New York Times

Paxton is a sweet and eager missionary born into the faith; Barnes joined by way of her mother’s conversion and seems a bit more streetwise.

From Los Angeles Times

Breaking into the entertainment industry by way of Broadway — and off-Broadway — Rachins rose to prominence on the NBC legal series “L.A. Law,” which ran for eight seasons from 1986-94 and revolved around the City of Angels’ fictional law firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak.

From Los Angeles Times

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