way of it
Example Sentences
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The film, among the first to receive an X rating, was the subject of 23 prosecutions for obscenity, which didn’t get in the way of it becoming a breakout hit in 1968.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Speaking for Labour, Alex Norris said the change in the law was relatively minor and his party would not stand in the way of it.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023
And there must have been, certainly in the early years, a sense of “caveat actor”: Bad stuff can happen on a movie set, and that’s just the way of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023
If “Will You Come With Me?” wants to posit love as an act of resistance, it’s not exactly clear what gets in the way of it here.
From New York Times • May 17, 2022
This was the way of it, Julius realized.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
