not by design
Example Sentences
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While “Confessions II” is a strong dance set with real variety and relentless drive, it’s not, by design, an arresting pop album.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Rice has been targeted only four times in the preseason and has not made a catch, but Roman acknowledges that’s not by design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024
This particular flight was not, by design, intended to make it all the way around the Earth.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Blackswan's atypical line-up was not by design initially and reflects the trajectory of the development of K-pop.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
He had drifted into these clandestine meetings, not by design; chance, or fate, rather, had forced him into it.
From Mischievous Maid Faynie by Laura Jean Libbey
