1. by dint of - Preposition
2. by dint of - Phrase
By the force of; by means of.
He succeeded by dint of effort, not talent.
(by extension) Because of; by reason of.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIt is the natural desire of each nation to use the other as an instrument of its own purposes and policies. By dint of our mutual dependence, your influence is amplified by our power. Our power is made more responsible and more effective by your influence. Kingman Brewster, Jr.
The wheel of Time wrote the first half of the poetry of mass destruction on the black board of the ashes of a funeral ground by dint of a pair of pens of nuclear bombs. Manmohan Acharya
By dint of declaration the so-called Cinema Verité is devoid of verité. It reaches a merely superficial truth, the truth of accountants. Werner Herzog
It seems to me, when I see nature, that I see it ready made, completely written - but then, try to do it! All this proves that one must think of nothing but them [impressions]; it is by dint of observation and reflection that one makes discoveries. Claude Monet
"I shall know soon.” I hesitated. "I shall know if all these adventurings, all these ordeals, have been meaningless or not. Man struggles in the belief that he can, by dint of perseverance, affect his own destiny. And all those efforts, I think, lead to nothing but ruin. Michael Moorcock
By dint of going wrong all will come right. French Proverb