by choice
idiom
variants
or less commonly out of choice
: because one wants to
I live here by choice.
No one forced them to do it. They acted out of choice.
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Though a Midwesterner by birth, Workman is now a Central Floridian by choice.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The quits rate, which tracks how many workers are leaving jobs by choice, ticked up to 2.1%, according to Trading Economics.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Angana Shah, a single mother by choice of a 9-year-old son, shares that for her, the hardest and most unexpected part of carrying the mental load as a single parent is the emotional burden, combating feelings of isolation, and the difficulty of finding balance.
—Lia Miller, Parents, 1 May 2025
None of those backroom staff have had the spotlight whatsoever and that’s been by choice.
—Walk On, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The quits rate, which tracks how many workers are leaving jobs by choice, ticked up to 2.1%, according to Trading Economics.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Angana Shah, a single mother by choice of a 9-year-old son, shares that for her, the hardest and most unexpected part of carrying the mental load as a single parent is the emotional burden, combating feelings of isolation, and the difficulty of finding balance.
—Lia Miller, Parents, 1 May 2025
None of those backroom staff have had the spotlight whatsoever and that’s been by choice.
—Walk On, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by choice
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“By choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20choice. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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