intentionally
adverb
in·ten·tion·al·ly
in-ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl-ē 
-ˈtench-nə-lē
: in an intentional manner : with awareness of what one is doing : purposely
an intentionally vague response
The witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions.
The test is intentionally designed to trick students.
Examples of intentionally in a Sentence
the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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Geragos said that Hochman intentionally reassigned Theberge and Lunsford, viewed as Menendez sympathizers, to another office.
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Peter D'abrosca , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The choice was binary when Judge came to the plate, Schneider said, pitch carefully or intentionally walk.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But this opening number is intentionally overstuffed.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
One of the shoes was tied; the other was completely, and intentionally, unlaced.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The choice was binary when Judge came to the plate, Schneider said, pitch carefully or intentionally walk.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But this opening number is intentionally overstuffed.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
One of the shoes was tied; the other was completely, and intentionally, unlaced.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intentionally
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“Intentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intentionally. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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