not by design
Example Sentences
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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
The Dodgers have gotten a total of 27 outs from their starting pitchers in the first three games of the National League Championship Series, primarily not by design.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2021
Its location is notable in one respect, although probably not by design.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2018
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
