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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In an odd loophole, Vincent’s death is not counted in statewide or federal statistics on police chases because the officer purposely struck his car.
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
After giving Scola a purposely fleeting new partner in Episode 2, followed by an unexpectedly short-term partner (played by Lisette Olivera), the crime drama this week went about things a very different way.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 Apr. 2025
In regards to the last election cycle, its creators Parker and Stone admitted that South Park purposely sat out 2024’s political chaos.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
While other automakers have been chasing the M5’s ghost around the Nürburgring, BMW has purposely started to reposition its M Division vehicles as the pinnacle representation of the brand rather than the pinnacle representation of BMW performance.
—Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
After giving Scola a purposely fleeting new partner in Episode 2, followed by an unexpectedly short-term partner (played by Lisette Olivera), the crime drama this week went about things a very different way.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 Apr. 2025
In regards to the last election cycle, its creators Parker and Stone admitted that South Park purposely sat out 2024’s political chaos.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
While other automakers have been chasing the M5’s ghost around the Nürburgring, BMW has purposely started to reposition its M Division vehicles as the pinnacle representation of the brand rather than the pinnacle representation of BMW performance.
—Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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