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 a painful breakup with her daughter Ocean’s father, Kent decided to become a single mother by choice, even choosing her sperm donor on camera.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 July 2025
And while angry podcast hosts certainly have their opinions on women being single by choice, experts are slow-clapping.
—Essence, 27 June 2025
Some crypto advocates are prominent by choice; others inadvertently advertise their wealth.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Among President Donald Trump’s lizard-brain intuitions is that Americans are overwhelmed by choice.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 July 2025
And while angry podcast hosts certainly have their opinions on women being single by choice, experts are slow-clapping.
—Essence, 27 June 2025
Some crypto advocates are prominent by choice; others inadvertently advertise their wealth.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Among President Donald Trump’s lizard-brain intuitions is that Americans are overwhelmed by choice.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for by choice
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“By choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20choice. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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