as a means
Example Sentences
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“You Must Be Here for the Reading” uses tarot as a means to bring some structure to our often disconnected lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Martial arts films portray competition as a means of pushing your opponent to do better, to go further.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The goal of the menswear line, Jonathan said in rare public comments, was “to respond to a man who sees fashion as a means of communication and self-expression.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The condition was that he must enrol in either tennis, badminton or fencing as a means of channelling focus.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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