How to Use thereby in a Sentence

thereby

adverb
  • He signed the contract, thereby forfeiting his right to the property.
  • Many supply chains are no longer clogged, thereby helping reduce goods prices.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That would reduce the need for gate guards, thereby saving money.
    — Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Many have had to sharply raise pay to find and keep workers, thereby increasing their labor costs.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Anne D'innocenzio, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Their flawed hearts thereby become far more dangerous.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ethanol is brewed from corn, supporting crop prices and thereby helping grain farmers.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Ethanol is brewed from corn, supporting crop prices and thereby helping grain farmers.
    — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Glazers would expect at least the same for their shares, thereby raising the floor of any deal.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The shape of this silky mask stays off your eyelids, thereby relieving pressure for the wearer.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Clover is a vigorous plant that crowds out weeds, thereby reducing the need for weed control.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
  • Seedlings left to grow indoors for too long may become leggy, thereby weakening them.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The spray will move some of the loose soil dredged up by the disks of the slit-seeder back into the slits, thereby covering the seed.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Cutting rates further could cause providers to opt out of the program — and thereby reduce patient access to care.
    — Sally Pipes, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The other is that those who use telehealth may still need downstream in-person care, thereby driving up total costs.
    — Melynda Barnes, STAT, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Schools in Australia have asked parents to make sure their kids don’t watch the show (thereby ensuring kids will watch the show).
    — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
  • And then think of all the little things, from snacks to day packs, that make your life as Dad less stressful and thereby your kids’ lives much more fun.
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 9 May 2023
  • This works by decreasing the porosity of the strands, thereby reducing the amount of breakage in hair.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
  • There's less room for the brain to slosh around in the cranial cavity, thereby reducing the risk of concussion.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 July 2022
  • In turn, their dung may have fertilized the growth of certain types of algae in the lake and thereby altered the local ecosystem.
    — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Pamela, a servant, rejects the advances of her wealthy employer and thereby induces him to marry her.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The idea was that patients in those practices would have a chance to set limits to their end-of-life care, and thereby avoid burdensome treatments.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Most other tightening devices use one frequency and can thereby work on only one layer of skin at a time.
    — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The petition challenges the result of the race, thereby waiving a legal challenge in court.
    — Kerry Picket, Washington Examiner, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The nuns use it to banish Valak back to hell, thereby freeing Maurice from her clutches and saving the day.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • This will allow users to adjust the opening of a lens and, thereby, the amount of light entering it manually.
    — PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This will allow users to adjust the opening of a lens and, thereby, the amount of light entering it manually.
    — PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This will allow users to adjust the opening of a lens and, thereby, the amount of light entering it manually.
    — PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This will allow users to adjust the opening of a lens and, thereby, the amount of light entering it manually.
    — PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This will limit the maximum charge to 85 percent, thereby extending the life of your phone.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Critics say the act is not designed to set aside such vast amounts of land, thereby potentially limiting access to a range of users.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 17 July 2021

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