purposefully
Example Sentences
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"You don't leave things behind that you can still use, so why was this purposefully put into a pit?"
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Manchester City started the summer window purposefully, swiftly agreeing a £116m deal for England midfielder Elliot Anderson, but they have yet to back that move up with other first-team signings.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The chances of a life as complex and purposefully incongruent as Madonna’s fitting into one feature-length film — even two or three — are slim, and even that’s an understatement.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The failure of Italy’s national team to qualify for the World Cup, for the third time in a row, is such an embarrassment in this soccer-mad country that Italians are purposefully ignoring it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The family often spoke in Spanish—sometimes purposefully when they didn’t want me to know what was going on.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
