on purpose

phrase

: by intent : intentionally

I knew they hadn't done it on purpose.

Examples of on purpose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After years of productivity culture and pressure to squeeze more from every hour, a growing number of people are looking for permission to do less on purpose. — Allison Palmer july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

The rooms that work, these designers agree, are the ones where every decision is made on purpose, and confidently. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2026

Twenty years later, that experiment is a global brand doing hundreds of millions in revenue, and the wrapper still looks unevenly broken on purpose, a small reminder of the inequality the whole company exists to fix. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The music is low, and RooftopKC is reservation-only on purpose to keep the new spot relaxed. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for on purpose

• multipurpose