How to Use by design in a Sentence

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  • Some of it was by design and some of it just kind of happened.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, HLAs are the most variable part of the human genome — which is by design.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 July 2023
  • But the visuals are still hard to miss, and that’s by design.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
  • This new spinoff is more of the same, and that is entirely by design.
    — Calum Marsh, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Respect must be paid to the writers, who have that all in mind by design.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 May 2023
  • Also note that by design, this TV stand cannot sit on the floor and must be mounted on the wall.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Her version of Tinker Bell, by design, doesn’t talk much in the film.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • That is a city that starts out by design to exclude poverty.
    — Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The Inspire 3 is pretty bare-bones, but that’s by design.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 10 June 2023
  • For the most part, the game flow — either by design or sheer luck — worked out really well.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 May 2023
  • If this looked like a college passing game at times, that's by design.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
  • From time to time, by design, their paths would cross, their whispers hot against the fabric of their uniforms.
    — Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Hint: $9,000+) The price of tickets has surged far beyond inflation over the past few decades, and much of it has been by design.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • And at this point, West Virginia looks — by design — like a year-to-year proposition.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The songs were catchy by design, even if the lyrics were irrelevant to the artist or, in some cases, nonsense.
    — Chris Stover, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The blurring between Sandy Liang, the brand, and Sandy Liang, the person, is partially by design.
    — Jessica Testa, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This is by design, so the viewers can learn about the businesses along with the Sharks throughout each segment.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Across the district, the ultra small class size was not entirely by design.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • My absence from many of my photographs was, in part, by design.
    — Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Most importantly, the wide bowl of the flute leads into a tapered rim by design.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond only has two seasons, and that's by design.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Motorists would whiz past, and sometimes the bridge, by design, would ever so slightly sway.
    — William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Today, a lot of Mormon church life remains a mystery to outsiders, and that is by design.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Much of their work is under the radar by design, and many of them won’t so much as confirm a client — even if it’s already publicized.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The Sun Princess facilitates scenes like that by design.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The Fediverse is, by design, thousands of servers in many languages.
    — WIRED, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The Korean Wave is, by design, winning over hearts, minds, and wallets.
    — Will Cady, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Summertime means that most schools across the country are empty, by design.
    — Daniel Buck, National Review, 9 July 2023
  • Some parents complain that this device doesn’t get wipes very warm, but this may be by design in order not to burn babies or dry out the wipes.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Yes, Gladden is really a super-nice guy and that's by design.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 15 Apr. 2023

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