by that time
Example Sentences
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Stokes and McCullum publicly backed each other at the end of the Ashes, but by that time had given differing messages to the media, fuelling suggestions of a rift.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Court papers don’t specify how Murrin and her then husband came into contact with the accountant — but the man already had a troubled past by that time.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
When Brown Owl and I were much older, I met her again: Her name was Katie Firstbrook, she was the aunt of a friend of mine and by that time she was in her 90s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
She agreed that Cuomo, who by that time already looked to be the anti-Mamdani movement’s last man standing, was seen as out of touch and lacking the energy for a robust and rigorous campaign.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
“But I don’t know what else we can do, except keep on deceiving ourselves. And perhaps by that time we’ll be home.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
