purposefully
Example Sentences
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To visually represent the protagonist's mental breakdown without making the single-room setting feel static, Chuprina says that he purposefully changed the camera lenses as the story progressed.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
We did it purposefully or passively, via index funds.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
There is purposefully no adherence to historical accuracy, particularly in the costumes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
But she purposefully avoided the scorched-earth narrative she might have leaned on a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
And then another nurse walked purposefully into the room.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
