by design
Example Sentences
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I’m a believer that politics is usually more like Veep than House of Cards; even world-changing events more often unfold by accident or luck than by design.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Well, Tommy can do her hair but, by design, can never replace Mickey, and that conflict between Valerie and Tommy underlines her loss and her denial of Mickey’s passing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Hall also points to the impact of the digital environment and people becoming "addicted by design" through algorithms.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Historically, America’s military has been apolitical by design, and is loyal to the Constitution and the American people — not to a president or any other politician.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
He had come to this tower-keep by chance, and yet the chance was all design; or he had come by design and yet all the design had merely chanced to come about.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
