by definition

Example Sentences

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By definition, occupying the gray area between a bar and a restaurant, taverns aren’t fancy.

From The Wall Street Journal

By definition, one of the five major Hollywood studios taking over another is consolidation.

From BBC

“You’re making this long, arduous journey, and when you get there, kind of by definition, there’s nothing.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"He seems to believe that any good-faith disagreement with his own interpretation of the law is, by definition, illegitimate," Schwinn told AFP.

From Barron's

By definition, that means that other people will be going into these camps over time.

From Slate