Examples of purposely in a Sentence
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Roblox is designed with rigorous built in safety features, and our policies are purposely stricter than those found on other platforms, including limiting chat for younger users, not allowing sharing images through chat and filters designed to block the sharing of personal information.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The new 12-night journey will launch in the summer of 2027 aboard the company's ice-breaking Le Commandant Charcot ship and is purposely designed to meet demand for a shorter cruise that still celebrates polar exploration, Ponant shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Mile Elam, who had made the trip to West Tennessee from Bella Vista, Arkansas, purposely sat in a back row of the news conference as not to draw attention to himself.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
The robust steel hull is contrasted by a lightweight aluminum superstructure that is purposely minimal in design to maximise the views from indoors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The new 12-night journey will launch in the summer of 2027 aboard the company's ice-breaking Le Commandant Charcot ship and is purposely designed to meet demand for a shorter cruise that still celebrates polar exploration, Ponant shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Mile Elam, who had made the trip to West Tennessee from Bella Vista, Arkansas, purposely sat in a back row of the news conference as not to draw attention to himself.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
The robust steel hull is contrasted by a lightweight aluminum superstructure that is purposely minimal in design to maximise the views from indoors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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