dint
force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
a dent.
Archaic. a blow; stroke.
to make a dent or dents in.
to impress or drive in with force.
Origin of dint
1Other words for dint
Other words from dint
- dintless, adjective
Words Nearby dint
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How to use dint in a sentence
He was a dynamic shortstop who, by dint of his status of leading man for a team based in the media capital of the word—and that won four World Series in his first five seasons—resonated in the broader culture.
A Long Talk With Derek Jeter on Alex Rodriguez, Colin Kaepernick, and His 20 Years as a Yankee | Sean Gregory | July 18, 2022 | TimeMost importantly, human gender systems involve healthy doses of normativity—not only do women behave a certain way by dint of their cultural training, but we agree as a society that they should behave that way.
Both state and federal rulings have imposed additional punishments on women by dint of the fact they were pregnant.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences | Emily Shire | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThough he made it back to the top by dint of talent and hard work, he remained a deep-dyed cynic for the rest of his life.
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure | Joe Morgenstern | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe mountains were theirs by right, by dint of deed and hefty mortgage.
Her potential was recognized early on, and by dint of her performance and loyalty, she ‘came through’ for her former sponsors.
In that battle for sovereign expression, by dint of diplomacy, organization and military acumen, the Zionists won handily.
Vancouver's 'Disappearing Palestine' Transit Ads Revisited | Mira Sucharov | September 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBy dint of preaching and listening to preachers, his conversation gets a sermonising turn.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellBy dint of a little squeezing, it would be easy to make room for a dozen more statues.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellI went to the window then, myself, and by dint of perseverance, prevailed upon them at last to let her see her husband.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowBy dint of repeating the mutual exercise of signs, we should be enabled to perfect the communication of our ideas.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoWe carried him to the edge of the stream, and by dint of bathing his face, and forcing water into his mouth, he partly revived.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for dint
/ (dɪnt) /
by dint of by means or use of: by dint of hard work
archaic a blow or a mark made by a blow
(tr) to mark with dints
a variant of dent 1
Origin of dint
1Derived forms of dint
- dintless, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with dint
see by dint of.
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