in the way of
idiom
—used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.
His parents offered him little in the way of emotional support.
How much money has she received in the way of campaign contributions?
Examples of in the way of in a Sentence
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Running less than two hours at a time when four-hour rock docs are not unusual, this is a swift, compact telling, with surprisingly little in the way of music and whole swaths of recording history skated over.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
There is little in the way of actual dry land, with much of the islands nearly inundated during high tide on Thursday.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The recent news that two octogenarians — Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont, 82, and Angus King of Maine, 80 — are each running for another six-year term generated little in the way of criticism or worry over age of the kind that Mr. Biden has faced.
—Kayla Guo, New York Times, 17 May 2024
What to Consider The showers don’t offer much in the way of privacy — you can be seen from pretty much any angle in the room.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
According to Taylor, he wasn't given much in the way of creative license.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 May 2024
Just don’t expect much in the way of immersion or surround trickery here.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 3 May 2024
But there had been little in the way of official confirmation of Harry’s residency status until this week.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Shot in Turkey, the movie looks fine if not particularly distinguished, with little in the way of period detail and costumes that don’t always scream 1940s.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
There is little in the way of actual dry land, with much of the islands nearly inundated during high tide on Thursday.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The recent news that two octogenarians — Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont, 82, and Angus King of Maine, 80 — are each running for another six-year term generated little in the way of criticism or worry over age of the kind that Mr. Biden has faced.
—Kayla Guo, New York Times, 17 May 2024
What to Consider The showers don’t offer much in the way of privacy — you can be seen from pretty much any angle in the room.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
According to Taylor, he wasn't given much in the way of creative license.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 May 2024
Just don’t expect much in the way of immersion or surround trickery here.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 3 May 2024
But there had been little in the way of official confirmation of Harry’s residency status until this week.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Shot in Turkey, the movie looks fine if not particularly distinguished, with little in the way of period detail and costumes that don’t always scream 1940s.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
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“In the way of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20way%20of. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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