27 examples of by way of illustration in sentences

(By way of illustration, let us take the word quiet.

I asked him to show me the famous Bersagliere trot, and by way of illustration we doubled along the road for about half a mile.

"Nay, my dear, it was but by way of illustration," the father replied gently.

" By way of illustration, it may be noted that the ancient Egyptians had their legend of the "Tree of Life".

There is a sort of pretense allowed in matters of the heart, as one should say by way of illustration, "I know a man who...," and so give up his dearest experience without betrayal.

As to the place which Notes to a poet's works should occupy, there is no doubt that numerous and lengthy oneshowever valuable, or even necessary, by way of illustration,disfigure the printed page; and some prefer that they should be thrown all together at the end of each volume, or at the close of a series; such asin Wordsworth's case"The River Duddon," "Ecclesiastical Sonnets," 'The Prelude', 'The White Doe of Rylstone', etc.

As in the case of Michael Angelo, so also in that of Campanella, I have left the Canzoni untouched, except by way of illustration in the notes appended to my volume.

Compare in English poetry, by way of illustration, the snatches of song in Shakspeare's plays with Shakspeare's sonnets; compare Burns with Gray; compare Jean Ingelow with Browning.

Moralising on that which might have been is admittedly a sterile process; but it is sometimes necessary to point, if only by way of illustration, to a possible alternative.

I merely indicate, by way of illustration, a quite obvious method of reducing the element of coincidence in the case.

Here the reader is requested to excuse a brief parenthetical chapter by way of illustration, which, if he pleases, he may skip without any loss of continuity in the narrative, or the least offence in the world to the writer.

For ourselves, we are convinced, and would rather have some other head taken for an experiment by way of illustration.

He mentioned, by way of illustration, that the slaves of a certain large proprietor used to have this saying, "Massa only want he little finger to touch God!"

He mentioned, by way of illustration, that the slaves of a certain large proprietor used to have this saying, "Massa only want he little finger to touch God!"

I will make a few proposals just by way of illustration.

Let us suppose a case, by way of illustration.

We may be allowed just to point to two memorable instances, by way of illustration, though a long and elaborate discussion would be needed to bring out their full force.

With a few candid observations by way of illustration, it will be left to the judgement of the reader.

Here, by way of illustration, we have examples of two sorts; the one elliptical, the other solecistical.

By way of illustration I will suppose a case.

And, as if by way of illustration, there came a rattling at the door, and a squeaking little voice could be faintly heard.

Thus, by way of illustration, it may be observed, that the temple itself has been adopted as a material symbol of the world (as I have already shown in former articles), while the legendary history of the fate of its builder is a mythical symbol of man's destiny in the world.

After a somewhat animated discussion with this gentleman, a few days since, I expanded, on the audi alteram partem principle, something which he happened to say by way of illustration, into the following fable.

We may readily suppose a case by way of illustration.

One will suffice by way of illustration.

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