by choice

Example Sentences

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Kavanagh, 78, is a New Englander by birth and Californian by choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Some marry by choice to send money back to their families or to plot an eventual escape.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

More than a dozen employees have left the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation, which includes the LeanIn.Org initiative, over the past year, either through layoffs or by choice, people familiar with the changes said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I was aged out of my profession in 2019, not by choice.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“Not by choice, I said. It ain’t right for you to want to stay off by yourself. You need... I’m a tell you what you need.”

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison