How to Use by means of in a Sentence

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• Circe is able, by means of drugs and incantations, to change humans into wolves, lions, and other animals.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
• Rinderknecht originally was charged with destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire.
  — Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
• Somehow this abstract understanding exists alongside, or by means of, the objects in the waiting room—a paper cup from the water cooler, or a copy of People magazine.
  — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
• Sandoval pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder, including special-circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait.
  — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
• After the indictment was unsealed, Nick pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders, along with murder by means of lying in wait.
  — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
• The agreement also includes a plea deal with Rakela’s father, Anthony Rakela, who has been convicted of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.
  — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
• Richard Yakel, 57, is charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement, and four misdemeanors.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
• Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders, a special allegation of using a deadly weapon (a knife), and a new charge of murder by means of lying in wait.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
• After the secret indictment was unsealed, Nick pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of murder with a new special circumstance allegation of murder by means of lying in wait, prosecutors said.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026
• Nick Reiner, Rob and Michele Reiner's youngest son, is facing two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
• Cole was initially charged with transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.
  — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
• He was also found guilty in June of one count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving recklessly, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and driving or taking a vehicle without consent.
  — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
• Shrum has been charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
• The new indictment adds another special circumstance allegation that Reiner committed the murders by means of lying in wait, meaning prosecutors believe the killings were premeditated.
  — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
• An interesting and unconventional compromise is a method called stochastic computing, which processes analog probabilities by means of digital circuits.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018
• Abu Agila Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi was charged with destruction of an aircraft resulting in death and destruction of a vehicle of interstate commerce by means of an explosive resulting in death.
  — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
• The indictment added a special circumstance allegation that the murders were committed by means of lying in wait, in addition to an allegation involving the use of a knife, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
  — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
• On Wednesday, Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
  — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026