by the way

Idioms  

1. In passing, incidentally, as in She's my wife's cousin, and by the way, a good friend . [Mid-1500s]

2. Parenthetically, in addition, as in We saw Mary last week, and by the way, did Tom call you ? [Early 1600s]

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Example Sentences

This paper was published in 2020, by the way, when pandemic shutdowns separated us physically and ideologically.

From Salon

My age is like, by the way, it’s like 96.

From The Wall Street Journal

He could tell it was her by the way her dark-brown ponytail swung side to side.

From Literature

At his trial, Blake said he had feared he or his colleagues could have been killed or injured by the way the car was being driven.

From BBC

I can tell she’s a little hurt by the way she dips her head.

From Literature