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 others purposely daw-dled on the short walk from Mathew Street to Whitechapel, stopping at both the two pubs that lay en route.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Scrutiny into Miranda’s Rescue emerged last month after the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the facility in response to evidence uncovered by two local women that the owner of the rescue had allegedly purposely shot dogs on his property.
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Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
And while the situation is different, the idea of southeast Denton being gentrified reminds some of an unflattering piece of local history when the thriving Black community of Quakertown in downtown Denton was purposely displaced in 1921 in a city bond election to create a park on the site.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
That sense of belonging is purposely anchored from a young age and ties every player to their country and its people.
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Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Scrutiny into Miranda’s Rescue emerged last month after the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the facility in response to evidence uncovered by two local women that the owner of the rescue had allegedly purposely shot dogs on his property.
—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
And while the situation is different, the idea of southeast Denton being gentrified reminds some of an unflattering piece of local history when the thriving Black community of Quakertown in downtown Denton was purposely displaced in 1921 in a city bond election to create a park on the site.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
That sense of belonging is purposely anchored from a young age and ties every player to their country and its people.
—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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