purposefully

Example Sentences

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Purposefully sagging off of Westbrook, he drew a pair of missed jump shots early in the shot clock — exactly the kind of shots Westbrook had otherwise studiously avoided since joining the Clippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2023

Purposefully avoid it, given that a win for Wallen will inevitably hijack coverage of the show?

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

One attendee was Aden Van Noppen, who carried a notebook with a decal that read, “Move Purposefully and Fix Things.”

From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 2019

Purposefully changing the name of your child on a birth certificate behind your back is pretty close to a fireable offense if you ask me.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2019

Purposefully he had set his feet into the path he meant to follow without swerving.

From The Short Cut by Johnson, Frank Tenney