purely

Example Sentences

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Any benefits to the equity market due to Fed policy maneuvers have been purely ancillary, Sosnick said.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

The most purely physical effect in the film is the vessel Odysseus and his crew use in their ill-fated attempt to get home as soon as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

"We tested several ideas, including purely Newtonian effects and precession driven by the magnetar's magnetic fields, but only Lense-Thirring precession matched the timing perfectly," Farah said.

From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026

Farage has said Harborne gave him the money to pay for his personal security, adding that the gift was "purely private" and "wasn't political in any sense at all".

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

It was a purely local election, but it had a world audience just the same.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov