by design

Example Sentences

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But you wouldn’t know this — the packaging is left unmarked by design.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

"Clinical trials are the gold standard, but by design, they are slow," says Guntuku.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

An AI CEO is frictionless by design, which also makes it self-guarded by design.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

It’s not by design — I like playing with people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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