by-product

Example Sentences

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What may look like a fossil human tooth-picking groove could just as easily be the by-product of everyday chewing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Lynas however, says its by-product from rare earth refining produces a non-toxic, non-radioactive magnesium-rich gypsum and an iron phosphate with a very low level of naturally occurring radioactive material.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 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

But it is difficult to quickly increase silver supplies as the majority of global output is a by-product from mines that mainly extract other metals like lead, copper or gold.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Here, bodily damage is more or less considered to be a by-product of living, not a disgrace.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver