How to Use by the way in a Sentence
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And by the way, no one can learn the scoring thing and all the rules in an hour.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026
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Fans were quick to point that out on social media, by the way.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
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The nickname isn’t just one shared behind closed doors, by the way.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026
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And there’s so many people in this building, by the way, that are.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
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Shoutout to the park, by the way, for sending out the warning a few days too late.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
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Anyone watching the game could smell that one coming, by the way.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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The press is not allowed in, by the way—only upstairs in a press room.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
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Bicycling every day, by the way, seems to have served him well.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
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Patrick, by the way, takes these summer trips to Europe all the time.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
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Which is, by the way, also very easy to store and dishwasher-safe.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
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And by the way, even after the trade, the Tigers are one of the hottest teams in baseball.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
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That was the worst commercial ever made by the way, for those few people who want to hear that.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 July 2026
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None of that, by the way, was even Belding’s strangest storyline.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
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The Kool-Aid, which is, by the way, flavor aid, but doesn't have the same ring to it.
—ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
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The second thing… tech debt is actually very real, by the way.
—ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
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Do not take a picture of that picture of me on the wall in a Missouri uniform, by the way.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
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One of those rebounds, and two of those points, came after this incredible shot, by the way.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
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There’s a scene in episode two right before the party, which, by the way, Ricky is not at that frat party.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
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The Buccaneers, by the way, are at something of a crossroads.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
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And then there’s another unsung hero, by the way, the Dani product.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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And everyone was facing the DJ booth, which, by the way, was nowhere near the stage.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
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Go look at the disparity on gas prices, by the way, Jonathan, between red states and blue states.
—ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
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The Bears, by the way, are 2-8 in their last 10 season openers.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
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There are stegosauruses wandering through the woods (the woods, by the way, have become a primeval forest).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
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The researchers suspect the size of the tsunami was amplified by the way the caldera collapsed.
—Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
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Thank you, by the way, to everyone who sent me recommendations last week.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
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Charging, by the way, takes 40 minutes to go from 5 to 80 percent.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2026
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That think tank, by the way, was the right-leaning Heritage Foundation.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
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Reese, by the way, finished Monday's loss to the Aces with respectable numbers.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
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The other three- other three, a coroner- by the way, all Republicans have said that the deaths were caused by measles.
—CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
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