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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In fact, the camera almost seems to purposely tilt up to reveal the second exit sign above her head, as if to call attention to it.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
There was a point where Vince was going to purposely take that and OD, and that felt aligned with his history of addiction.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Like in 1971, when UF’s defense purposely let UM score so the Gators quarterback could get the ball back and break a passing record.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
There was a point where Vince was going to purposely take that and OD, and that felt aligned with his history of addiction.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Gary Busey was sentenced to two years probation Thursday after previously pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident where the actor purposely groped a woman’s buttocks at a New Jersey horror convention in 2022.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Like in 1971, when UF’s defense purposely let UM score so the Gators quarterback could get the ball back and break a passing record.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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