not by design
Example Sentences
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Bara didn’t stay long, and the next resident turned out to be even more notorious, and not by design.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024
This particular flight was not, by design, intended to make it all the way around the Earth.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Blackswan's atypical line-up was not by design initially and reflects the trajectory of the development of K-pop.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023
“Zunino got in the way of that throw and I know that’s not by design, but that really helped us. Our base running then took over from there and really helped.”
From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2023
He had drifted into these clandestine meetings, not by design; chance, or fate, rather, had forced him into it.
From Mischievous Maid Faynie by Libbey, Laura Jean
