purposeful

Example Sentences

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They stay engaged, purposeful, and connected to their communities well into old age.

From MarketWatch

They were etherealized through delicate pastels, and while Brundage created images to appeal to the male gaze, she also could portray women as purposeful agents rather than passive victims.

From The Wall Street Journal

And as an avant-garde artist — an aggressively purposeful one — he was shut out from the tradition-minded French cultural establishment for virtually the entirety of his career.

From New York Times

“Space Oddity” is a romantic dramedy with the message that purposeful work can help you move through loss.

From Washington Post

“They would have been valuable enough to be recovered if still serviceable. But they were dead nails, and the way they were distributed around the perimeter of the tomb suggests that the placement was purposeful.”

From New York Times