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

The film’s blurring of imagination, reality and dreams is, of course, by design. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Park Ridge hasn’t met this and, so far, the eight percent of housing stock that is affordable only exists by chance—meaning the property is only affordable due to the market itself not by design. — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Executives should look to embed security by design in all data projects—not as an afterthought, but as a foundational principle. — Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

If Abdy’s replies seem a little vague, that was, perhaps, by design. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for by design

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