by way of

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

Even still, Wisconsin would fire its way back into Thursday night’s matchup by way of the three-point line.

From Los Angeles Times

Television creates one — or more accurately, “90210” creator Darren Star, by way of primetime soap opera producer Aaron Spelling, did that — and the teenage girls come running.

From Salon

Even without such overt leading of a witness, courts in many places, including Florida, one of America’s leading death penalty states, have questioned “the reliability of statements procured by way of hypnosis.”

From Slate

The third gen is about 170 pounds lighter than before, by way of more high-strength steel and lightweight aluminum.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is comedy by way of gonzo guerrilla filmmaking, as Matt and Jay head to a Canadian Tire department store—where they explain their plan to an employee, filmed from afar and by all appearances quite genuine, who politely advises them against it—and then to the tower itself, where they get through security looking like hunchbacks, their parachutes stuffed under their coats, and ascend to the wind-blasted “EdgeWalk” 116 stories high.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• devious
• labyrinthine
• meandering
• rambling
• tortuous