How to Use via in a Sentence

via

preposition
  • I'll let her know via one of our friends.
  • We went home via a shortcut.
  • He did some research via computer.
  • She flew to Los Angeles via Chicago.
  • Their two runs came via solo homer.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Alaniz was getting copies via email to track them.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Greg Cootsona’s came via e-mail.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 26 May 2026
  • Signals are sent to the brain via the body, not the other way around.
    — Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Subscribers will get details via email.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment.
    — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Enter in the front and exit via the middle or back door.
    — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Newsweek reached out to Amazon via email for comment.
    — News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The figures are from Nielsen via the networks.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Newsweek reached out to Wilteexs via email for comment.
    — News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Tickets to see the doc are available via the fest’s website.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
  • Newsweek reached out to Vance’s office for comment via email.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Newsweek reached out to Schumer's office for comment via email.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Animal lovers can cast their ballots via this link.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • The pic opens on July 24 via Neon.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • In the fourth inning, the Dodgers got the first two runners on via a hit and a walk.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The meeting will be open to the public via a live webcast.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Try the trend via this dark-wash pair with a baggy fit through the legs, five-pocket styling, and cuffed hems.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Riders can make it to the stadium via the orange, green or blue lines.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Players reached via an error and after getting hit by a pitch.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ababil did not return messages left via a form on its website.
    — Raphael Satter, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Ojediran attends team meetings via video chat.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Light is channeled along the length of each cantilever via a waveguide, and exits at its tip.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The capsules were also sold via the Qunol website.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The couple have kept which child was born via surrogate private.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025

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