in the way of
idiom
—used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.
His parents offered him little in the way of emotional support.
How much money has she received in the way of campaign contributions?
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But Andrew has faced very little in the way of consequences for all he’s done.
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Still, recent history has thrown obstacles in the way of developers’ timelines for Sacramento-area sports venues.
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The Reds have a core formed, led by several top-end starters and star shortstop Elly De La Cruz, but their long list of homegrown hitting prospects has not amounted to much in the way of impact bats in recent years.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As recent graduates from the University of California, Davis, he and co-founder Moby Ahmed had some initial lab data but not much in the way of substantial proof, let alone yarn samples or prototypes.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, recent history has thrown obstacles in the way of developers’ timelines for Sacramento-area sports venues.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Reds have a core formed, led by several top-end starters and star shortstop Elly De La Cruz, but their long list of homegrown hitting prospects has not amounted to much in the way of impact bats in recent years.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As recent graduates from the University of California, Davis, he and co-founder Moby Ahmed had some initial lab data but not much in the way of substantial proof, let alone yarn samples or prototypes.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the way of
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“In the way of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20way%20of. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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