Dints [noun]

Most 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.

By dint of preaching and listening to preachers, his conversation gets a sermonising turn.

By dint of a little squeezing, it would be easy to make room for a dozen more statues.

I went to the window then, myself, and by dint of perseverance, prevailed upon them at last to let her see her husband.

By dint of repeating the mutual exercise of signs, we should be enabled to perfect the communication of our ideas.

We carried him to the edge of the stream, and by dint of bathing his face, and forcing water into his mouth, he partly revived.

By dint of frequent questions, however, I collected from her some useful information.

Rain beating an iron wall had made deeper dint than his words on that array of stony features.

By dint of imposture, he outwits them; yet, in consequence of his miracles and illusions, he at length discovers himself.

The postillion was thrashing his horses with all his might, and only kept them at a gallop by dint of abuse and blows.