by virtue of

1. Also in virtue of. On the grounds of, by reason of, as in By virtue of a large inheritance she could easily afford not to work. [Early 1300s]

Example Sentences

By virtue of its reputation — freshly burnished in 2023 when it became only the second Los Angeles institution to win a Regional Tony Award — the playhouse has attracted a talented, highly qualified roster of teaching artists including McDonald and the Julliard School-trained actor Brandon Gill who teaches a class called Teen Acting Intensive, and recently starred in a mainstage production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog / Underdog.”

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This victory ensures England finish second in the group and if the semi-final is washed out on both Wednesday and the reserve day they would progress by virtue of their higher finish in the groups.

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For Malik, whose defense of rights would become legendary, it was also a matter of faith, based on the words found in the book of Genesis: Each individual had rights, he argued, by virtue of being created by God “in his own image.”

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This is because the statue, by virtue of its recent, ugly history, had become radioactive, Hamza Walker said.

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By virtue of its human-factors engineering and flight-control automation, the BlackFly can be mastered by almost anyone with a few days’ training, roughly comparable to the requirements for a driver’s license.

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