by-product

Example Sentences

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Hydrogen has often been touted as an environmentally-friendly future fuel because when burned the only by-product is water vapour.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The economics of this war have always been a central factor, not a by-product.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In this case, an overlooked by-product has been turned into a functional ingredient that enhances bread nutrition while reducing waste.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

She and her generation were the first in the history of the world to come of age with the possibility of human extinction as a by-product of human ingenuity.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly