How to Use by in a Sentence

by

1 of 3 preposition

• They have a house by the lake.
• Some friends stopped by our house for a chat.
• The bus went right by him without stopping.
• His wife was sitting by him.
• Why don't you come by my place later?
• But the change has been backed in the past by Democrats.
  — Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2021
• The man grabbed the sister by the hair and pulled her to the ground.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 22 July 2023
• These teams should be at the peak of their game by then.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2021
• The team was able to get water to them by the next day.
  — Shondiin Silversmith, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2020
• The Heat controlled the game the rest of the way, pulling ahead by as many as 18 points in the second half.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• Blue was well aware of the large droplets produced by singing.
  — Calli McMurray, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
• The Suns would then have to win that by going 2-0 against the eighth-place team to land the eighth seed.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2020
• Times Square is one of many stores owned by Al Bartell.
  — Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020
• The only scoring in the first half was a trio of field goals by Lutz.
  — Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
• The stock also remains down by about 13% over the last month.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 26 May 2021
• Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
  — Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
• Mariemont still trailed by 10 points late in the third quarter and drove into the red zone.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2020
• The series is named for the first book in a trio by author Jenny Han.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
• The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth).
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 28 Aug. 2020
• People may stop by at any time to walk through the flags and pay tribute.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2020
• Which team can handle one loss, and which team might be done in by it?
  — Doug Lesmerises, oregonlive, 14 July 2021
• Jim Nantz will have the play-by-play call of the game while Tony Romo will be the analyst.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2023
• Catch the best deals on the best products, picked by our editors.
  — Gear Team, Wired, 26 Jan. 2022
• Lovell’s was the third news conference held by police this week to plead their case to the city.
  — oregonlive, 10 July 2020
• Turns out it was written by the Dahls' son 33 years ago.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
• All rain will be off the Atlantic coast by 9 a.m. Friday.
  — NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
• The best way to do that is by taking fewer people afield at a time.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 12 Jan. 2021
• The pool was built by then, and there's a vibe here that people really liked.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2021
• Stein had the backing of 7% of double haters, while West was supported by 6%.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
• Keifer's current touring band is joined by kindred spirits LA Guns.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024

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by

2 of 3 adverb

• The bus went right by without stopping.
• Why don't you come by later?
• We stood and applauded as the parade went by.
• José leaned against a car and watched the crowds pass by.
  — Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• The women stop by twice a day to feed and check on them.
  — Allison Klein, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2018
• But the months have flown by and the paper is piled high.
  — Bek Mitchell-Kidd, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
• Goats and sheep look up from a munch to watch a car drive by.
  — Jill Barth, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
• Feature a drive through the area to show what's close by.
  — Forbes Biz Council Expert Panel, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• Video of the ride showed the crack in the beam as cars packed with with riders whizzed by.
  — CBS News, 3 July 2023
• Months went by, and there was no end to the travel ban in sight.
  — Ellen Carmichael, National Review, 15 July 2021
• Loyola has the worst seed in the region but not by much.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 21 Mar. 2018
• Sales of wine and beer rose as well, though not by quite as much.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
• Kids and their parents join the group on their own bikes when the pack rolls by.
  — Adrienne So, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2023
• But the weeks and months went by, and nothing happened.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• Close the drapes so the dog doesn’t see people walking by.
  — Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• So Love could be ahead of that timeline, but not by much.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 14 Nov. 2017
• As time has gone by, my husband and I have grown apart.
  — Annie Lane, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023
• No one seemed to walk by without glancing at the steps.
  — The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2023
• There are nice, big windows all around to watch the scenery rise up, slip by, and fade away.
  — Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2023
• Until then, at least the billboards are fun to drive by.
  — Maggie Gordon, Houston Chronicle, 27 June 2018
• Even with all the time that's gone by since his death, there's still an air of mystery around him.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
• Time has flown by and so much has changed and so much has happened.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
• But tell you what: Any time a poodle or small dog walks by?
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 May 2023
• So, when a full-sized pineapple walked by, our heads were turned.
  — Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2021
• The six episodes fly by, and by the end I was fully invested in Kwabena and his path.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• Why not stop by, pick up a tag and shop for someone who needs help this year.
  — cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
• Sabit sat for the interview, but months went by with no news.
  — Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021
• There are certain episodes where 10 months have gone by.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
• As Sarah walked by, the actress grabbed her daughter’s wrist to stop her and pull her closer.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• But when discourse fails and mob mentality takes hold, the audience is forced to stand idly by as Thomas is thrown to the wolves.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024

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by

3 of 3 noun

• As the passer-by drove off, the man hit his car with the tool.
  — Bay City News, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
• The species made up nearly 15 percent of all the rays in the by-catch.
  — Priyanka Runwal, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2021
• More than a decade ago, her son was shot in a drive-by.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
• In 2111, the probe will have a fly-by near the planet that lasts about two minutes.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2020
• But that's by the by for these rumour mongers, of course.
  — SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• Bryan Shelton said the shooting could have been a drive-by.
  — Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 29 May 2017
• The by-laws also set the date to hold the annual meeting.
  — Howard Dakoff, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022
• Police said dozens of shots rang out in a drive-by and many of them struck the hotel.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• The shots were fired from outside the home in an apparent drive-by.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 16 Oct. 2021
• On the side of the St. Clair bridge, passers-by can see the new aesthetic that the rest of the bridges' retaining walls will copy.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2021
• Just beyond Toiny, as the coastal road starts to turn inland, park in a small lay-by.
  — David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2018
• What about when the patient load at the hospital is on drive-by?
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 8 Aug. 2020
• In the courtyard outside the studio his paintings stand in the sun, to be viewed by passers-by.
  — The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
• The report gives a minute-by-minute account of the struggle to save lives in the berthing where sailors were sleeping.
  — Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2017
• The writers are on stand-by in case any last minute conflicts arise.
  — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2018
• They were mobbed by passers-by and a group of around 25 journalists.
  — Washington Post, 8 June 2018
• Her care for our son is way far greater than mine — on a minute-by-minute basis.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2018
• Police did say in a tweet late Sunday that the shooting was not a drive-by.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 2 Oct. 2017
• Eagen ran with Craig's ideas, hoping to give Blanc something that felt a bit more of a time gone-by.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2022
• This health and safety measure within the by-laws will not be waived.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 13 Mar. 2020
• The by-far best player in this playoff series hasn’t been the best player.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2020
• In the meantime, passers-by can at least enjoy the Calvo show outside the Alameda.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Oct. 2021
• The unique shape, Hung said, will hopefully intrigue passers-by to come and shop.
  — Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• The resulting data can be crunched to create a minute-by-minute record of your life.
  — The Economist, 31 May 2018
• Oh and, by the by, that lanky 14-year-old with the excellent dribble handle, court sense and hops?
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 8 June 2019
• Do a drive-by to check line length before parking and going in.
  — Naomi Thomas and Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Nov. 2020
• Some of the pass routes were quick moving, with Wilson’s getting the ball out of his hand faster as a by-product.
  — oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2021
• The top 22 in the state is running this week as well as the by-conference Southwest Ohio story.
  — Wayne Baker, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2021
• One of the damaged planes landed successfully while the second did a fly-by to monitor the situation.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
• Either way, everyone will be hearing a lot more about her memories of relationships-gone-by.
  — Kristine Thomason, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024