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.
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Examples of intentionally in a Sentence
the witness intentionally gave misleading answers to the questions
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These covers mirrored the omnipresent typography used for the album: glitchy, intentionally pixelated lowercase black Arial text spelling out the album title, superimposed onto a puke green background.
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Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
Unlike, say, Fergie's take on the song, which went viral after being intentionally/unintentionally different, Andress was pitchy, slurred her words, and appeared genuinely out of it.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 July 2024
In September 2022, NASA’s DART mission intentionally slammed a spacecraft into Dimorphos, a moonlet asteroid that orbits a larger parent asteroid known as Didymos.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 July 2024
This was all a tad theatrical, and no doubt intentionally so: raids went more smoothly when victims were terrified.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Hazlitt, 17 July 2024
Unlike, say, Fergie's take on the song, which went viral after being intentionally/unintentionally different, Andress was pitchy, slurred her words, and appeared genuinely out of it.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 July 2024
In September 2022, NASA’s DART mission intentionally slammed a spacecraft into Dimorphos, a moonlet asteroid that orbits a larger parent asteroid known as Didymos.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 July 2024
This was all a tad theatrical, and no doubt intentionally so: raids went more smoothly when victims were terrified.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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