in the way of
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.96 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
In relation to; in connection with; with respect to.
prep
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in the way, of.
Example Sentences
- "He had seen Death many times, - met him in the way of trade, and got acquainted with him."
- "Of what that involves in the way of doctrine I have no idea nor the time to inform myself."
- "Certainly their extracurricular talents in the way of sport have not gone unnoticed."
- "The King sought out the farmer who had been branded and sold as a slave . . . and put him in the way of a comfortable livelihood."
- "But it would certainly put her in the way of a grand marriage."
- "I am in the way of knowing that one of you will not reach your destination, but I don’t know which will be the one to fall. I am in the way of knowing that the rest will be taken before this man Flagg, who is not a man at all but a supernatural being. [...] It’s not my place to argue with you, or convince, but only to put you in the way of understanding God’s plan for you."