by-product
Example Sentences
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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
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
However, the connections to several remote farms were largely a by-product of the government deciding an electricity supply was needed to three emergency telecommunication masts there.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
“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 yeast eats the sugars in bread dough and, as a by-product, gives off carbon dioxide.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
