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Synonyms

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.

Example Sentences

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"I just got an email and apparently I just got retired, not by choice but because I am no longer allowed to compete," Van Leuven said in a video posted on Instagram.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Nada Reda Abu Sari, 82, however, has not stayed by choice.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Still, I believe, and not just because I want to, I believe that if Djo dies, it will not be by choice.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

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