Examples of by design in a Sentence
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The focus of our company is really creating new for-sale units that are affordable by design.
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Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
High rates slow the economy by design, by making borrowing more expensive.
—Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Motorists would whiz past, and sometimes the bridge, by design, would ever so slightly sway.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
That is by design, as Hurley and his assistants do as much due diligence as possible before constructing the roster.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In other words, glass ceilings by design are elusive and subtle.
—Abiola Salami, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But while shipping is a growth industry, infrastructure is stagnant by design.
—Aarian Marshall Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
The jump in female participation has happened partly by design.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The company explained to me that this limited integration is by design.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
High rates slow the economy by design, by making borrowing more expensive.
—Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Motorists would whiz past, and sometimes the bridge, by design, would ever so slightly sway.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
That is by design, as Hurley and his assistants do as much due diligence as possible before constructing the roster.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In other words, glass ceilings by design are elusive and subtle.
—Abiola Salami, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But while shipping is a growth industry, infrastructure is stagnant by design.
—Aarian Marshall Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
The jump in female participation has happened partly by design.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The company explained to me that this limited integration is by design.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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