How to Use pure in a Sentence
pure
adjective- The company bottles only the purest water.
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But the fast breaks are swift and crisp, the jump shots are pure and the crowds seem pleased.
—Ernie Suggs, ajc, 11 May 2022
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Kiper calls him the best pure guard in the draft, a road-grader in the run game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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This isn’t to say the movement is some paragon of pure fan love.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 July 2022
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If that was a stroke of luck, then the rest was pure skill from Campbell.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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But when the Rams’ defense held firm on fourth down, the stress gave way to pure joy.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022
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Many clouds filled the sky, but large swaths of pure blue could also be seen.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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And of course, there’s pure white, like a sheet of office paper.
—Chris Moody, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
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The Chef Show is the most pure-hearted piece of food media on this earth.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 28 Dec. 2021
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Or being pure in some way, like a surf band or a garage band.
—Katherine Turman, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
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Judge’s last at-bat in the ninth inning of a 4-4 game was pure theatre.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
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Most have signed up for the spring season for one reason: a pure love of singing.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2023
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Here, the carpet is fluffed, the grout is pure white and the home awaits memories to be made.
—Brianna Griff, Chron, 4 Dec. 2022
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Far too many left to get it on three without pure luck.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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With Christmas comes joy, but pure joy is a bit gray, a bit icky.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2021
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When the Knicks win, there is pure joy, some untoward words, and a waft of weed.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Press Bo’s back against the wall, and Nix becomes pure pass and vinegar.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2025
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This can end well for neither of them, but their love is pure even so.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 2 Dec. 2022
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What is the one word that people describe you as that just gives you pure joy?
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2023
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It’s that jolt of pure joy which spreads through you when the band kicks things into gear and the crowd explodes.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
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The flowers are large, pure white and several to a stalk.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
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Teslas saw the biggest drop in that time, in terms of pure dollar amounts.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
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Genuine, pure-sports-car virtues, from the control feel to the exhaust note.
—Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
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Is there any love more pure and absolute than the love that corn kid has for corn?
—Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 26 Aug. 2022
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The best liquid forms are made with pure evening primrose oil.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
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On those, her voice was luscious, pure and full of nuance.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2023
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The decoration of both the dial and movement on the new pieces are pure Breguet.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
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But the fear and the anxiousness is just as matched in excitement and pure joy.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2021
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For this Catwoman, watching Batman and Robin’s bond grow on set was pure purr-fection.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Stripped of glamour, his dissolution produces a kind of glamour of its own: that of pure addiction, the allure of never saying no.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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