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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Serling, for instance, purposely injected ideas about the Cold War and nuclear weapons into the film.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 15 May 2024
There are towering white walls, which were purposely designed for the client’s impressive art collection.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 15 May 2024
There are towering white walls, which were purposely designed for the client’s impressive art collection.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for purposely
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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