done on purpose
Example Sentences
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It was only after seeing the pattern over and over, he said, that he began to believe it was done on purpose.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021
I do apologize for that, that was not done on purpose at all.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2021
“So it’s really important that the intentional act has to be done on purpose, and the purpose that you’re trying to effectuate is harassment, intimidation or tormenting,” she said.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2021
Play-by-play announcer Greg Brown quickly interjected: “Or that that was done on purpose. Hard to believe it was done on purpose on a 2-2 pitch.”
From Fox News • Jun. 5, 2019
How it hadn’t been an accident at all, but something she’d done on purpose just to impress people who probably weren’t worth impressing anyway, but she couldn’t.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
