Examples of purposely in a Sentence
the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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The league purposely made the ice sheets slightly thicker to accommodate for weather and humidity.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The man had a peculiar tabular erect-type skull — with the front and back of the head purposely flattened.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Video surveillance showed he was assaulted by an unidentified individual before he was struck by a vehicle, which the family said was a black Ford F-150 that purposely hit him.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
With three games remaining in the regular season and Mahomes sidelined because of a knee injury, some fans are hoping the team will purposely tank to help its draft position.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The man had a peculiar tabular erect-type skull — with the front and back of the head purposely flattened.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Video surveillance showed he was assaulted by an unidentified individual before he was struck by a vehicle, which the family said was a black Ford F-150 that purposely hit him.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
With three games remaining in the regular season and Mahomes sidelined because of a knee injury, some fans are hoping the team will purposely tank to help its draft position.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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