by and by
Example Sentences
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Seattle isn’t the Big Apple, but it has come a long way by and by, and it was founded in today’s West Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022
She said she found herself “hoping to hear, just once more, another story that would, by and by, perhaps change the way I see the world.”
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022
In a volume of autobiography, he recalled: ‘In the early days I liked Bret Harte . . . but by and by I got over it.’
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2019
For knowing people of faith who aid those in need — the genesis, by and by, of the Salvation Army’s red kettles and faithful bell ringers, and the blessings from Catholic Charities.
From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2018
“Very well. That reply will do for the present. Perhaps by and by I may observe that private balls are much pleasanter than public ones. But now we may be silent.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
