not on purpose
Example Sentences
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"Socially I can be very awkward – not on purpose – but when it comes to football, I'm really open and happy," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
I get up at 6, 6:30, and not on purpose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
What someone said later is, "It was a show that was built for streaming not on purpose."
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
I literally did not know there was another question and when I found out afterwards that that looked rude, I contacted Jamie and made sure she knew that was not on purpose.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
Yolanda, the third of the four girls, became a schoolteacher but not on purpose.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
