by-product

Example Sentences

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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

Dermot O'Brien from the company said the dust was a by-product of its manufacturing process to make kitchen doors.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

“Belief in a novel is, for me, a by-product of a certain kind of sentence,” Smith observes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

The company said the on-year rise in profitability was due to higher zinc in concentrate sales volumes, a rise in base-metal prices, and by-product revenues combined with significantly lower copper smelter processing charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Instead, as we shall see, food production evolved as a by-product of decisions made without awareness of their consequences.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond