purposefully

Example Sentences

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“We don’t have any evidence that China purposefully has shaped training data already,” Roberts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

If we had, it might have come with a purposefully incomprehensible slogan, absent any sound or fury but definitely signifying nothing.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The federal agencies which calculate inflation also publish “core” versions of their indices which purposefully exclude items such as food or energy because their prices change quickly.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

In their show notes, the designers described "mutations from within, visible to the exterior" as fabrics looked as if they had been purposefully eaten away or distressed, revealing hidden mysteries beneath.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

We were led on by my sister purposefully and by my mother unintentionally.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock