by way of

phrase

1

: for the purpose of

2

: by the route through : via

Examples of by way of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first level of that trio is the most basic and familiar, a main floor that starts at a front lounge that brings the driver's area into the fold by way of swiveling cab seats. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026

Oceania Allura’s 21-day Southern Europe Summer departs Trieste for Barcelona on June 18, 2027, by way of Athens and Rome—a voyage for travelers who have already seen the postcards and want the version behind them. — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Others, like the writer (and Montmartre resident) Rebekah Peppler, are celebrating the brief breaks between the heat by way of an apéro at home. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 July 2026

La Grange voters approved a $14 million referendum in 2015 to pay for stormwater drainage improvements by way of the 50th Street project, funded by a 1% sales tax, which the village has collected since then. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for by way of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove