by definition
Example Sentences
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At that point, there’s a whole discussion we can have about what “creativity” actually means and whether it is by definition limited to humans.
From New York Times
Bad, because presuming he shows up, their arc will be rushed by definition.
From New York Times
The party leader asked: "Since this, by definition almost, seems to suggest corporate financial misreporting fraud, why is the NHS's own fraud investigation team concluding that no further action should be taken?"
From BBC
“Hacking security protection tools is nothing new,” he said, adding that “the prize, if successful, is access to all of the systems using them, by definition systems worth protecting.”
From Seattle Times
The only life we’ve encountered is on our own planet, and thus all our conjectures about life elsewhere are by definition fiction.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
