by choice
idiom
variants
or less commonly out of choice
: because one wants to
I live here by choice.
No one forced them to do it. They acted out of choice.
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After all, this is a franchise that added its starting cornerbacks — Rasul Douglas, Jack Jones and Cornell Armstrong — days before the season opener, and did so by choice.
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Omar Kelly
october 3, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
At the same time, there’s been an exodus of federal workers who left by choice.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Hand sanitizer is probably her favorite accessory—more by need and not by choice.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
At Forest, decisions made by key figures at the club mean Postecoglou has taken on a situation where he is overwhelmed by choice.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Omar Kelly
october 3, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
At the same time, there’s been an exodus of federal workers who left by choice.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Hand sanitizer is probably her favorite accessory—more by need and not by choice.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
At Forest, decisions made by key figures at the club mean Postecoglou has taken on a situation where he is overwhelmed by choice.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“By choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20choice. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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