How to Use purity in a Sentence
purity
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Long for purity in all sorts of things.
—Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
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The purity of her purpose isn’t lost on those who watch her skate.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 June 2026
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Joe … was known for his high standards and purity off the field.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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The purity of that love shows through in every role, from big to small.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
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That would be purity of purpose, mind you, and not quite of theme.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2021
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But at the same time, moral purity is not going to win this election.
—Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2020
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Their success can be traced back to the purity of their products.
—Cbd Scout, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
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Such purity of purpose is both the film’s strength and its weakness.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
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But Covid doesn’t care about the purity of your soul, or the goodness in your heart.
—Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 6 July 2020
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Many considered the new gear an affront to the purity of the game.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2021
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Joe tried to find a match for his purity ring a few times, but finally the finger fit me.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2021
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The purity and openness coax out all the details in recordings and then some.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The church was clear in their belief that whiteness was purity and darkness was sin.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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My brother and sister-in-law brought my baby niece, a jolt of purity and joy.
—Katie Gutierrez, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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Joe tried to find a match for his purity rings a few times, but finally, the finger fit me.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 23 Nov. 2021
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The love and purity of music is what’s missing from hip-hop today.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2022
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Storrie asked in an attempt to preserve even an ounce of purity.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
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So that’s the purity, that’s the beauty of baseball.
—Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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All of that would suggest genre purity, a by-the-numbers letting of blood.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 13 May 2021
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She’s shunned from the sect once her purity is compromised by Joseph.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
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Their courtship is awkward, but the purity and sweetness of it sneaks up on you, so bring a tissue.
—Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 27 June 2019
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But the Jiménezes’ work does not carry the pretense of purity.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
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Acid and salt are applied to the scratch, to test purity; 5-10% of items fail.
—The Economist, 15 Aug. 2020
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There are a lot of areas around a note, but the best teachers try to get you to the purity of that thin point of the note.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
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High-purity stevia (95% or more) is safe to add to foods for most people.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Nov. 2025
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The only character with any kind of moral purity to them is Gary, the body guy.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2019
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As for the colors, the red stripes are for valor and the white stripes are for purity and innocence.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024
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As for the colors, the red stripes are for valor and the white stripes are for purity and innocence.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
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The two variations reflect the sparkling purity of snowy peaks and the shades of the mountains.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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