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Preferred above others, as in A strike is the union's weapon of choice. Used with other prepositions (by, for, with), all meaning “by preference,” this idiom dates from about 1300.

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How to use of choice in a sentence

  • His existence, such as it was, was the result of a double and unheard-of choice.

    The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo
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