Examples of purposely in a Sentence
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
Recent Examples on the Web
An even newer angle is that a therapist purposely includes AI into the therapeutic process.
—
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The mother of four allegedly confessed to purposely drowning her 4-year-old son Vincen Miller and attempting to drown her three older children — a 15-year-old girl and 18-year-old twin boys — after speaking with God.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Man’s Best Friend’s dewy charm/smarm offensive also seems purposely set to so much country music, a field shaped by its key artists’ and core audience’s Christian family values.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Then again, the fan-favorite actor could be purposely playing coy as to the true nature of what the script states.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The mother of four allegedly confessed to purposely drowning her 4-year-old son Vincen Miller and attempting to drown her three older children — a 15-year-old girl and 18-year-old twin boys — after speaking with God.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Man’s Best Friend’s dewy charm/smarm offensive also seems purposely set to so much country music, a field shaped by its key artists’ and core audience’s Christian family values.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Then again, the fan-favorite actor could be purposely playing coy as to the true nature of what the script states.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
Cite this Entry
“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share