by necessity
idiom
: because of conditions that cannot be changed
The process is by necessity a slow one.
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Like Fishburne, whether by choice or by necessity, her roles were inconsistent, (even by acting standards) from leads in experimental arthouse movies to smaller parts in mainstream populist fare.
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Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
The longer this thing drags out, the more antsy the front office will become by necessity.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Whiskey makers have always been forward-looking, by necessity.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
But something that generates broad discussion among a wide variety of people from all over the country and the world will by necessity feel dumb and inane and pointless to others.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
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Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
The longer this thing drags out, the more antsy the front office will become by necessity.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Whiskey makers have always been forward-looking, by necessity.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
But something that generates broad discussion among a wide variety of people from all over the country and the world will by necessity feel dumb and inane and pointless to others.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by necessity
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“By necessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20necessity. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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