Sentence examples for ask by from inspiring English sources

"ask by" is not a correct and usable phrase in written English.
"Ask" is a verb, and it does not make sense to put a preposition like "by" after it. If you are trying to say "ask someone" or "ask for something," you could use the phrase "ask for" instead. For example, "I asked my boss for a raise."

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Avoid having to get him to ask by having a map ready.

"So what do you work on?" I ask by way of diversion.

Ask by when they need a decision; if you need more time, negotiate this immediately!

"It's appropriate to ask by type, such as an ale, stout or lager".

It was designed in 1949 (or 1950 — it depends on who you ask) by an Italian named Marcello Nizzoli.

Film version of his "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask," by Woody Allen.

Now, before they get to an animal, scientists have refined the question they want to ask by extensive work with cells and computer modelling.

(For the vastly inferior cow's-milk version — the default in American stores — you have to ask by a whole different name: fior di latte).

What you always wanted to know about datalog (and never dared to ask), by Stefano Ceri, Georg Gottlob, and Letizia Tanca.

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Thought you'd never ask" -- by declaring: "Oh, but we did ask.

Among his favorites, many of which he says he actually requested: "House Poor," by June Fletcher; "Modular Mansions," by Sheri Koones; and "100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask," by Ilyse Glink.

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