by now

Example Sentences

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The witness says Charmain told her on 16 March she was going to check into a hotel with the prophet, who was by now also in the country, and confront him about everything.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But after graduating earlier this month—and applying for about 200 positions and networking with more than 80 alumni working at big companies while in school—Vado expected to have a job by now.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Leaders of other nations have interacted with Trump enough by now to appreciate that they can throw “RuPaul’s Drag Race” levels of shade at him and he’ll have absolutely no idea.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Make decisions based on your actual math, your actual timeline and your actual life — not the one you think you’re supposed to have figured out by now.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Willem and his wife and children lived in the town of Hilversum, thirty miles away: still, they should have been here by now.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom