by design

phrase

: according to plan : by intention

The motor is loud by design.

Examples of by design in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Build systems that don’t rely on human judgment at the moment of approval, but instead embed trust and intent upstream by design. — Travis McGregor, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Raagverse is built on a creative process that keeps people in charge by design. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Conference expansion and realignment, as well as an unfettered transfer portal, has college football looking more and more like the NFL by the day, and that's by design. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Users were likely restricted from properly spelling out such words because, by design, the platform prevents emoji from being used more than once in reaction to a post. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for by design

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline