knowingly

Example Sentences

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After three weeks, the participants who knowingly took placebo pills experienced lower stress levels than both the deceptive placebo group and the control group.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

To the majority, every detail of that contract must be knowingly consented to by all parties who might be affected.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

English cricket is never knowingly without a crisis.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

The pair took a beat through bubbling titters from the audience before knowingly yelling, “Happy Pride everyone!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He seemed to see, in their closeness, proof of his own good choice, as though he had knowingly brought a gift to his family, a buffer between his wife and daughter.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie