of choice

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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They used bronze, stone and wood—Breuer’s materials of choice for the building—throughout the space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“CoreWeave is becoming the neocloud of choice for the frontier labs whom make up a vast majority of the accelerating compute demand that we believe continues for the foreseeable future,” analyst Alexander Platt wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The recurring question of who will be the next James Bond generates a lot of pop cultural heat in our world; just type “next James Bond” into your search engine of choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

On Arm’s last earnings call, CEO Rene Haas expressed a desire to make the company “the compute platform of choice for all AI workloads.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

In life she had always put her faith in the power of a dress and perfect smile, and in death it was still her armor of choice.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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