by choice

Idioms  

1. Deliberately, as a matter of preference. For example, No one told me to come; I'm here by choice. This expression replaced the earlier with choice, used from about 1500.

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Example Sentences

Over the years, some colleagues, friends and even relatives have thought that, because I’m childless by choice, I want to hear about their regrets over having children.

From Washington Post

The ones who withhold — not by choice or strategy but because they understand that the public circus isn’t where the things that matter happen — are those who get our respect.

From Washington Post

Many women still adhere to the rule in public, some by choice and others from fear.

From New York Times

There, the Seattle group performed “Caravan Chronicles,” a play that explores the meaning of family, those bound by blood and by choice, and is set against the backdrop of a vintage Airstream trailer.

From Seattle Times

But it was also perfectly consensual, she said, rejecting suggestions that she and other newcomers were not there by choice.

From New York Times

Related Words

• deliberately
• freely
• intentionally
• spontaneously
• willingly