indirect

Example Sentences

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Other indirect costs, related to the cost of fuel and packaging, tend to hit later.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

“We need to move at some point to control the indirect effects,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

However, it may be the indirect consequences of higher oil prices that hit the U.S. economy the hardest.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The industry at Morbi provides direct and indirect employment to nearly a million people, according to government statistics.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

A third principle is that indirect discourse is not always introduced with an expression like he said that or she thought that; sometimes it is implicit in the context.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker