How to Use purposeful in a Sentence

purposeful

adjective

• There, the bit feels less like the goofy gimmick of the week and more like a purposeful tactic to deepen the gloom.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 5 Sep. 2023
• The gloves make the whole look feel purposeful and upscale, rather than tacked-on.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024
• The secrecy about the film has been purposeful, as many of the cast members have said.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• That was all very purposeful, the misdirect of what the story is in the pilot.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
• With the wheels pushed out to the corners of the vehicle and crisp creases across the bodywork, the concept has a purposeful stance.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 16 Nov. 2022
• Or email me for a purposeful habits worksheet to help build tools like these into your life.
  — Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• Some of them were purposeful (and those projects tended to be the most successful).
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2022
• The essence of her late mother — whose name was Romay — is a presence that’s purposeful.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
• That's a very purposeful thing, so ignore it at your peril.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022
• The glow in the dark polish will look purposeful at your ghoulish gathering.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2023
• This purposeful design was to make the colorful art shine.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
• The tan and light blue colorway is a purposeful combination that ties in land and lake.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
• Maybe something changes, maybe even something purposeful, for the good Panthers against the great Bruins.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2023
• Her eclectic mix of items and handmade art pieces fit together in a way that seems purposeful but not forced.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2022
• Without the writing, life isn’t purposeful in a vital way.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
• The Final Girl wears a one-piece, plain and purposeful as an athletic swimsuit.
  — Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
• Midnights can be messy, and that messiness is purposeful.
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
• And the Kentucky Derby has been purposeful in expanding the sport well beyond the U.S. borders.
  — C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2023
• All these bespoke details add up to a space that feels purposeful and unique rather than fussy and self-indulgent.
  — Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
• The placement of this song directly below Booker T. and the M.G.'s is purposeful.
  — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022
• At 103, beloved nun Sister Jean is ready to share her secrets to enjoying a purposeful life.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
• Rodman and Smith showed signs of taking the initiative but needed to be more purposeful.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• Hers is a story of purposeful, mature ascent that is rare in the literary world.
  — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2022
• The action is purposeful and brisk, but unrushed, as if practice had long ago made perfect.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• Guests feel purposeful, filtered into the indie-funk melange with ease.
  — Clayton Purdom, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
• Keep your space purposeful by focusing on how each part of the room can serve a specific function, and learning from the ways those spaces didn’t work for the past few months.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023
• In this case, though, the streamlining feels more purposeful than reductive.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• These fashion-minded nods to Boseman made the red carpet feel special and purposeful.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022
• As the stops became more purposeful, there was a slight uptick in the frequency with which contraband was discovered.
  — Susanne Ruststaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• Incorporating feedback from the greater team can lead to the creation of a more holistic and purposeful mission.
  — Sylvia Hastanan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 6 May 2024