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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Bender imagines people turning off AI features or purposely choosing synonyms when prompted to use certain words, as an act of defiance.
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Victoria Turk, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
First, this manager purposely walks the applicant down to the lunchroom to get a cup of whatever.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The trans community has been hit hard by the Donald Trump administration with policies that purposely exclude them.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In one fictional storyline, one of the cardinals sabotages a competing cardinal up for the papacy by purposely placing a nun there who had a secret child with him.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Turk, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
First, this manager purposely walks the applicant down to the lunchroom to get a cup of whatever.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The trans community has been hit hard by the Donald Trump administration with policies that purposely exclude them.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In one fictional storyline, one of the cardinals sabotages a competing cardinal up for the papacy by purposely placing a nun there who had a secret child with him.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 22 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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