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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Younger generations have grown distrustful of corporations—not by choice, but by experience.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Autonomy, for example, is a universal need represented by choice, dignity, freedom, independence, self-expression, space and spontaneity.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Other efforts are less voluntary, with some resorts restoring native vegetation not by choice but by law.
—Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
But the corollary of having so much variety is that even a seasoned skier can be paralyzed by choice.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Autonomy, for example, is a universal need represented by choice, dignity, freedom, independence, self-expression, space and spontaneity.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Other efforts are less voluntary, with some resorts restoring native vegetation not by choice but by law.
—Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
But the corollary of having so much variety is that even a seasoned skier can be paralyzed by choice.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
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“By choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20choice. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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