intentionally

Example Sentences

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A Los Angeles jury determined last month that Meta and Google intentionally designed their social-media platforms to be addictive, harming the mental health of a plaintiff in childhood.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Some historians believe that the treason count was intentionally added by the prosecutors to tie the hands of Gov. Henry Wise, who had expressed some admiration for Brown’s courage and integrity.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

If I’m not intentionally writing or working on somebody’s music, a lot of the time it’s just me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

There’s one antiprinciple to this: Do not invest in companies that intentionally try to addict their customers to spend more time, attention and money on them, to the detriment of those customers’ flourishing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Before I can think better of it, I say, “Do you think that maybe someone hit Erin intentionally to get back at Rod?”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick