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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The couple purposely separated the girls from Bateman so the FBI could conduct the raid.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
The Boston Bruins purposely unfollowed every other NHL team’s Instagram account, which NHL Follow Tracker revealed.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
This is brought to multi-dimensional life by his modal trumpet, and long-time associates saxophonist Ole Mathisen and drummer Tomas Fujiwara, with Tania Giannouli on microtonal piano, purposely tuned by ElSaffar.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
What’s being left out purposely, deceptively, by the major media about these important facts to create a context for this Russian invasion of Ukraine.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
The Boston Bruins purposely unfollowed every other NHL team’s Instagram account, which NHL Follow Tracker revealed.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
This is brought to multi-dimensional life by his modal trumpet, and long-time associates saxophonist Ole Mathisen and drummer Tomas Fujiwara, with Tania Giannouli on microtonal piano, purposely tuned by ElSaffar.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
What’s being left out purposely, deceptively, by the major media about these important facts to create a context for this Russian invasion of Ukraine.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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