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
For his part, director Garland says any extratextual relationship between Dunst and Spaeny was a fortuitous byproduct and not by design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 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
By a remarkable connection, though perhaps not by design, two names are brought together in this chapter representing very opposite phases of human character—Samuel and Nabal.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden
