purposely

Example Sentences

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Lee purposely didn’t want to set any major showdown on a golf green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

After Lam’s accomplices purposely used incorrect credentials to access the man’s Google account, the investor got a security alert, Jonathan Stratton, an assistant U.S. attorney, said at Lam’s bail hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The plaintiffs allege that the platforms are negligent and purposely designed to be harmful, echoing a strategy successfully used against the tobacco industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

"Whether that was done purposely or not, I don't know, but it was really clever."

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

He purposely took big mouthfuls to prove nothing bothered him.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen