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Example sentences for "what means"

  • But by what means, says she, were you cleansed from your leprosy?

  • And when they had formed a large assembly, the chief priests said, By what means shall we bring Joseph to us to speak with him?

  • Mary answered, As the Lord my God liveth, I know not by what means.

  • So after surveying the room a while:--"What means this, Calandrino?

  • Wherefore her brothers and mother now turned to Arriguccio with:--"What means this, Arriguccio?

  • They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

  • By what means is the vaccine matter introduced into the system?

  • By what means is its uniformity maintained?

  • By what means and to what organs is the larynx connected?

  • Our next inquiry is, By what means is the uniformity of temperature in the body maintained?

  • What means will be employed to lead the people back into this false worship?

  • By what means is this healing accomplished?

  • When through disobedience Jeroboam's hand was withered, by what means was it restored?

  • What means will be employed to compel all to receive this mark?

  • But by what means," I eagerly asked, '"do you forecast to procure his escape?

  • If I can conjure them, I care not by what means, I will do so; but for the sake of all you do hold dear, curb your natural impetuosity, which may prove the undoing of those you most desire to serve.

  • Let’s be off; besides, I want to take counsel with you about this girl, by what means I may be able to secure the future possession of her.

  • I came to the fellow to tell him that money was needed, and by what means it might be procured.

  • If you were ashamed to tell me of it, by what means was I to come to know it?

  • One of the community asked him by what means we might live always faithful to God's grace.

  • Mark asked him by what means he had recovered.

  • By what means, and under what power, do you propose to carry your views into effect?

  • By what means and by what power do you propose to carry your views into effect?

  • By what means we came to that possession, is a pretty long story; however, I shall give nothing more than a short abstract of the proceeding, in order to see whether the author will take to himself any part in that measure.

  • Parliament first to have asked how, and by what means, their appropriated allowance came to be insufficient?

  • By what means," said he to himself, "can a heart find peace and happiness?

  • He shows briefly to them by what means he has attained the state of Arahatapho, and stimulates them to the adopting of similar means.

  • Gaudama hearing all these words said: "What means this?

  • By what means can a man get out of the stream or current of passions?

  • It was true the abbe had not arrived; and without him I knew nothing of the vessel, nor where she lay, much less by what means I should induce the crew to receive me as a passenger.

  • By what means should I convince him that no alternative remained to me?

  • The author is surprised at meeting Julian the apostate in Elysium; but is satisfied by him by what means he procured his entrance there.

  • But you will ask, What is this word, and by what means is it to be used, since there are so many words of God?

  • For the purpose of understanding more clearly, by what means it is possible to lessen the evils arising from Female Prostitution in the Metropolis, it may be necessary to view it in all its ramifications.

  • Solon introduced a law, enjoining every person to state in writing, by what means he gained his livelihood; and if false information was given, or he gained his living in an unlawful way, he was punished with death.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "what means" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    flowering plants; little parsley; particular country; second brother; what concerns; what country; what evil; what had been done; what happens; what harm; what has been said; what have you got; what light; what may; what name; what news; what number; what say; what seems; what the traffic will; what took; what was going forward; what you; whatever comes; whatever else; whatsoever things are lovely