by the way

phrase

: by way of interjection or digression : incidentally

Examples of by the way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a woman a lot of people consider to be too old to be a pop star — and only women go through this, by the way. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Eliminating the elimination race every three weeks will do that, by the way. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

But Candle House has also come up with stories squarely in the realm of realism — which also, by the way, follows in the footsteps of Rod Serling. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

But thank you very much, Nebraska, for Fred Astaire, Johnny Carson and Henry Fonda, who, by the way, was born in Grand Island, where Trump made his cracks about California. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1520, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by the way

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway