by the same token
Idioms-
In the same way, for the same reason. For example, He has a good ear for music, and by the same token he finds it easy to pronounce foreign words . This phrase today is used in a general way to connect statements that have some logical association with one another. [Mid-1400s]
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As a corroborating circumstance, as in Boston's population has grown very fast, and by the same token its urban problems have also increased . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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“No one should go all-in… but by the same token, no one should stay all-out.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
But, by the same token, they did smash their transfer record last summer by signing Solanke from Bournemouth for £65m.
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
It has annihilated the concept of a good life by the same token.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2022
Yet, by the same token, drivers are coaxed, through a variety of incentives, to work for one ride-hailing platform exclusively.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2022
The Unseen Intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token.
From The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. by Elbert Hubbard
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