purpose

Example Sentences

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"The Home Office is not yet fit for purpose, and has been set up for failure," Mahmood said last October.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Think of it the way you might think of eggs: not as a single category, but as a spectrum of doneness, of mood, of purpose.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Characterizing demonstrations like No Kings as group therapy gone awry is to miss their real purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The clause’s central purpose was to grant citizenship to newly freed slaves and their children.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

He consented when I told him that I wanted to do this for a certain purpose.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock