by design
Example Sentences
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Uniforms have come to define the American worker, telling the story of the country’s decades-long dependence on workers who are made anonymous by design.
If you came out of “The Smashing Machine” thinking “that must have hurt,” it was by design.
From Los Angeles Times
That’s by design: From the moment the Xcel left the shipyard until it welcomed its first shakedown guests, every venue was put through rigorous stress tests.
Whether money changes hands or not, the child’s natural bond with his mother is deliberately broken by design.
The losses, by design, were no big deal; the losses were part of the plan.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
