not pure
Example Sentences
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They expect to begin reporting recovery totals Thursday morning, though those numbers will likely reflect an “oily water mixture,” not pure crude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
This, in other words, is not pure benevolence from Jeffries.
From Slate ● May 4, 2024
The gold medals weigh 529 grams and are not pure gold.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
In the end, he said, “my buildings are not pure and clear but designed to anticipate changes.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
She told him that the two men he had sent her for the goddess were not pure.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
