deliberate
Example Sentences
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A handball in the build-up must be deliberate - or the arm be in an unnatural position.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“I think it’s a deliberate effort to make sure we don’t hear from people in ICE custody,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Some of the cores were worked evenly on both sides, while others followed a more deliberate design.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
A report into a fatal airline crash by an independent US government investigative agency has renewed speculation that one of China's biggest aviation disasters was deliberate.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
It was very deliberate, a youngster meeting another youngster, and I was afraid to breathe lest the moment be broken.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing deliberate
The Crucible
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